Hemsley Conservation Centre 2 ha
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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🐄 Farm visits
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Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Oldbury Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Enjoy this scenic circular walk from Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill, which offers fine views across the Kentish countryside while passing through an area of mixed woodland as well as fish ponds and an old quarry, possibly dating to the Roman period.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Rufous Grasshopper +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles2024 Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Rufous Grasshopper +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
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