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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.25264, 0.53380
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 🅿️ Parking 68m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 68m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Banded Demoiselle +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Banded Demoiselle +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 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 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Runnymede Gardens public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Path type: service
Show on map 49 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 NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 496 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 496 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Slow-worm
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +28
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Slow-worm
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +28
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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