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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.28920, 0.29489
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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 🛝 Playground 266m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bellows Lane public footpath · 85 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 85 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
13,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Coot Fulica atra Swift Apus apus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · 16-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Coot Fulica atra Swift Apus apus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · 16-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 