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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.18779, 1.06789
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🐕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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Wood Mouse, Yellow-necked Mouse +11 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +167 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam +35 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,887 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- HoopoeUpupa epops2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Stoat · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Slow-worm
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +42
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Rhagonycha lutea
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Dilated Scalewort
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,887 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- HoopoeUpupa epops2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Stoat · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Slow-worm
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +42
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Rhagonycha lutea
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Dilated Scalewort
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha lutea
Rhagonycha lutea
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisRinged TigressAthalia circularisRinged TigressAthalia circularisVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2023Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Tipula flavolineataTipula flavolineata2023Tipula flavolineataTipula flavolineata2023Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2023Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2023Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2023Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2022Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2022Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2022Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Tachina feraTachina fera2020Tachina feraTachina fera2020Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2020Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2020