East Bank Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 91 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 91 ha
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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 🅿️ Ightham Mote (National Trust) 10m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Ightham Mote (National Trust) 10m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Bluebottle, Hairy Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Family Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
This is a 5km walk over a mixture of hard surfaces and concrete. There are also sections of short grass and bare earth. Paths climb and descend throughout the walk. Dogs welcome on a lead. This walk is suited to visitors with sturdy pushchairs.
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Enjoy the Kentish countryside from the Ightham Mote estate as you walk the periphery of a large part of its 580 acres. The walk incorporates Scathes Wood, the Greensand Way, Wilmot Hill and Broadhoath Wood. Some steep inclines. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Knole, Ightham Mote Walking route 13.6 km ▾
A circular from Ightham Mote through Kentish countryside, along the Greensand Way & areas of outstanding natural beauty, to Knole Park. Return to Ightham Mote via the Duchess Walk, Godden Green & Broadhoath Wood. Undulating trail. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map MR386 public footpath · 526 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 526 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 30 public paths nearby
Public paths
MR430 bridleway · 138 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 138 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map SR126 bridleway · 173 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 173 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map SR126 bridleway · 381 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 381 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map MR424 bridleway · 209 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 209 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map SR126 bridleway · 89 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 89 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath in Shingle Hill Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama 7-spot Ladybird · Common Bluebottle · Hairy Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Bronze Shieldbug +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama 7-spot Ladybird · Common Bluebottle · Hairy Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Bronze Shieldbug +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydrotaea dentipes Hydrotaea dentipes2025
Hydrotaea dentipes Hydrotaea dentipes2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Hylemya Hylemya2025
Hylemya Hylemya2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Chaoborus Chaoborus2025
Chaoborus Chaoborus2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Pondskater Gerris2025
Pondskater Gerris2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Dolichopus ungulatus Dolichopus ungulatus2025
Dolichopus ungulatus Dolichopus ungulatus2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Drab Elder Strider Macrophya ribis2025
Drab Elder Strider Macrophya ribis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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