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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.19907, 0.36191
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,697 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,697 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Dinera grisescens · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Drupenatus nasturtii · Pipiza austriaca +23
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Drupenatus nasturtii Drupenatus nasturtii Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca Coccidula scutellata Coccidula scutellata Glyphotaelius pellucidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,697 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Dinera grisescens · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Drupenatus nasturtii · Pipiza austriaca +23
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Drupenatus nasturtii Drupenatus nasturtii Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca Coccidula scutellata Coccidula scutellata Glyphotaelius pellucidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Amalorrhynchus melanarius Amalorrhynchus melanarius
Amalorrhynchus melanarius Amalorrhynchus melanarius
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Notiphila Notiphila
Notiphila Notiphila
Brown Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista albida
Brown Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista albida
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris
Apple Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis
Apple Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 