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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Family Walk, KnoleWalking route5 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 routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Walk, KnoleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:15Round tripLocal walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham MoteWalking route6.4 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 routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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Oast House, Prestons Farmhouse, Rectory Lane, Ightham

Oast House, Prestons Farmhouse, Rectory Lane, Ightham

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