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Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.38447, 0.23197
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +126 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Faesten Dic Path Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Samuel Palmer Trail Walking route ▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
13,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Field Grasshopper +14
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Field Grasshopper +14
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
2022
2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria
Altica Altica2023
Altica Altica2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2022
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2022
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Comma Polygonia c-album2022
Comma Polygonia c-album2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 