🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
✦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
🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
✦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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +65 more · last seen 2024; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
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Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Horse riding
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13 public paths nearby
Public paths
MR416bridleway · 542 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 542 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
