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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.24295, 0.65708
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Coot, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Coot, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 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 15 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 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 525 m 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos M20 start of barrier section near Waterlane Farm
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Wildlife to spot
5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Coot · Robin · Little Egret · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Noctule +8
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Asiraca clavicornis · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Coot · Robin · Little Egret · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Noctule +8
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Asiraca clavicornis · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2025
Meles meles2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Bat Chiroptera2023
Bat Chiroptera2023
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022 2022
2022
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2022
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 