Kings Hill Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.26569, 0.40181
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network Waxwing · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +24
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Glow-worm · Stag Beetle · Torymus affinis · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network Waxwing · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +24
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Glow-worm · Stag Beetle · Torymus affinis · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Pipizella Pipizella2023
Pipizella Pipizella2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Meigenia Meigenia2023
Meigenia Meigenia2023 