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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.14697, 0.54990
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Chittenden Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Chittenden Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Chittenden Farm Oast, Lovehurst Lane, Staplehurst
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Wildlife to spot
5,630 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,630 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,630 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus