Glade
← Back Playing field

Hadlow Cricket Ground

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Mesembrina meridiana +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 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 routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route30 m
Named routeLength 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route21 m
Named routeLength 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 0b40511d-fae8-4fb0-ba12-0f50c204d44f