Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome103 ha
Getting here
51.20073, 0.20989
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
SR422public footpath · 3.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.1 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
56 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 route49 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route180 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,556 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Campyloneura virgula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly +13
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,556 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Campyloneura virgula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly +13
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisApolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolaeMegalocoleus tanacetiMegalocoleus tanacetiMegalocoleus tanacetiMegalocoleus tanacetiOrthops (Orthops) basalisOrthops (Orthops) basalisOrthops (Orthops) basalisOrthops (Orthops) basalisEupteryx stachydearumEupteryx stachydearumEupteryx stachydearumEupteryx stachydearumTimothy GrassbugStenotus binotatusTimothy GrassbugStenotus binotatusHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes