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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +52 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, Large White, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Photos Church of the Holy Innocents
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Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum2023
Bombus pascuorum2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2023
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2023
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2023
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2023
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2023
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
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
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2023
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Wall Lasiommata megera2023
Wall Lasiommata megera2023
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2022
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2022
Bugloss Spear-wing Tinagma ocnerostomella2022
Bugloss Spear-wing Tinagma ocnerostomella2022
Knapweed Pear Paratalanta hyalinalis2022
Knapweed Pear Paratalanta hyalinalis2022
Fleabane Moth Digitivalva pulicariae2022
Fleabane Moth Digitivalva pulicariae2022
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2022
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2022
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2022
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