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Leybourne Chase

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

16,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blue Tit +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +4

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
SquirrelSciurus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
LuciliaLucilia2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
HornetVespa crabro2023

🌿

Plants49 species

spring

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort +44

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2024
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024
Rough Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blue Tit +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +4

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
SquirrelSciurus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
LuciliaLucilia2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
HornetVespa crabro2023

🌿

Plants49 species

spring

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort +44

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2024
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024
Rough Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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