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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 165 ha
Getting here
51.24938, 0.62798
Open directionsv Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds and is a historic Grade I listed estate.
Read more on Wikipedia → Castle Grade I listed building c. 1119
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Boathouse Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Boathouse Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Fox, Rabbit +14 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LEEDS CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 10 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 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Autumn in the grounds at Leeds Castle (12)
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Wildlife to spot
7,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Mole +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Mole +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 