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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
House Grade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Violet Tooth, Small Stagshorn, Orange Bonnet · last seen 2019; Fungi — Violet Tooth, Small Stagshorn, Orange Bonnet · last seen 2019
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Family Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
This is a 5km walk over a mixture of hard surfaces and concrete. There are also sections of short grass and bare earth. Paths climb and descend throughout the walk. Dogs welcome on a lead. This walk is suited to visitors with sturdy pushchairs.
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Enjoy the Kentish countryside from the Ightham Mote estate as you walk the periphery of a large part of its 580 acres. The walk incorporates Scathes Wood, the Greensand Way, Wilmot Hill and Broadhoath Wood. Some steep inclines. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Knole, Ightham Mote Walking route 13.6 km ▾
A circular from Ightham Mote through Kentish countryside, along the Greensand Way & areas of outstanding natural beauty, to Knole Park. Return to Ightham Mote via the Duchess Walk, Godden Green & Broadhoath Wood. Undulating trail. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
11,806 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,806 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,806 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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