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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Village Bakers — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ The Village Bakers — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 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 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
11,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Collared Dove · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Buzzard Buteo buteo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Perch
🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +21
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Swollen-thighed Beetle Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Collared Dove · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Buzzard Buteo buteo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Perch
🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +21
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Swollen-thighed Beetle Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2024
Dama dama2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024 Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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