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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.16509, 0.10762
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Placynthiella icmalea, Physcia tenella, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +95 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Placynthiella icmalea, Physcia tenella, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +95 more · last seen 2014
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Conocephalum conicum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +108 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Conocephalum conicum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +108 more · last seen 2020
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort, Common Threadwort +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Mallard +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Brown Rat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Mallard +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Brown Rat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major2025
Bombylius major2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 