Chiddingstone Sports Ground
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51.18459, 0.14926
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Heart-leaved Spear-moss, Water Screw-moss +16 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Heart-leaved Spear-moss, Water Screw-moss +16 more · last seen 2021
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley walk public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: footway
Show on map Eden Valley walk public footpath · 325 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 325 m Path type: footway
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 180 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 180 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 192 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 192 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 145 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 488 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 488 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 692 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 692 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
SR531 bridleway · 139 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 139 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Great Tit · Coot +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Plateumaris sericea · Helophilus pendulus · Volucella inanis +16
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Great Tit · Coot +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Plateumaris sericea · Helophilus pendulus · Volucella inanis +16
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023 