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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.26783, 0.50123
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 68 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 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,240 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Rat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Twin-spot Centurion · Green Shieldbug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,240 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Rat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Twin-spot Centurion · Green Shieldbug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 