Knole Park ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.25885, 0.21049
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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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Bluebottle, Phaonia subventa, Hairy Shieldbug +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Bluebottle, Phaonia subventa, Hairy Shieldbug +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW 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 Boundary Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:15 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
Show on map SU29 public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map Chestnut Walk public footpath · 137 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 137 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Chestnut Walk public footpath · 293 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 293 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC Trails Cycling route ▾
✦ 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
75,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 75,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Pied Wagtail +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Bluebottle · Bronze Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hydrotaea dentipes · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025 Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hydrotaea dentipes Hydrotaea dentipes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Helina depuncta Helina depuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 75,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Pied Wagtail +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Bluebottle · Bronze Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hydrotaea dentipes · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025 Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hydrotaea dentipes Hydrotaea dentipes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Helina depuncta Helina depuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hylemya Hylemya2025
Hylemya Hylemya2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Planolinoides borealis Planolinoides borealis2025
Planolinoides borealis Planolinoides borealis2025
Limarus zenkeri Limarus zenkeri2025
Limarus zenkeri Limarus zenkeri2025
Volinus sticticus Volinus sticticus2025
Volinus sticticus Volinus sticticus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025 