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🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22969, 0.33744
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria, Abax parallelepipedus, Lesser Stag Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Abax parallelepipedus, Lesser Stag Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 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 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
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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 23 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
5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Violet Ground Beetle +13
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Violet Ground Beetle +13
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
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
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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