Dog Kennel Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.28695, 0.47137
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 76 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,325 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Robin · Great Tit +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Sitaris muralis · Rhyzobius forestieri · Green Shieldbug +15
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025 Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 New Zealand Pigmyweed
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Robin · Great Tit +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Sitaris muralis · Rhyzobius forestieri · Green Shieldbug +15
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025 Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 New Zealand Pigmyweed
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pea-leaf Weevil
Pea-leaf Weevil
Sitona lineatus2025
Sitona lineatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Mintho rufiventris Mintho rufiventris2025
Mintho rufiventris Mintho rufiventris2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria2025
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2024
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Dolichopus griseipennis Dolichopus griseipennis2023
Dolichopus griseipennis Dolichopus griseipennis2023 