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51.24115, 0.55242
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Beard-moss, Water Screw-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Beard-moss, Water Screw-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map KCC Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
10,318 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,318 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Hornet Hoverfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Red Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss +31
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,318 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Hornet Hoverfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Red Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss +31
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris2024
Bombus terrestris2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Cryptocephalus bipunctatus2025
Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Cryptocephalus bipunctatus2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2024
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2024
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Wavy Beard-moss
Wavy Beard-moss
Didymodon sinuosus
Didymodon sinuosus
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare
Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans2024
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