Fox Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.23177, 0.29371
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch +63 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
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 259 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 259 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
18,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly +31
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly +31
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Chirosia grossicauda Chirosia grossicauda2024
Chirosia grossicauda Chirosia grossicauda2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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