Kiln Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 79 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 79 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.23913, 0.28995
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Byway Open to All byway open to all traffic · 322 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 322 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Red Soldier Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Glow-worm · Graphomya maculata · Batman Hoverfly +20
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Red Soldier Beetle · White-legged Damselfly · Glow-worm · Graphomya maculata · Batman Hoverfly +20
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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