Mereworth Woods ✦ Ancient woodland 227 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 227 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.26924, 0.34594
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blunt Feather-moss, Cape Thread-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pollenia, Sarcophaga, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Pollenia, Sarcophaga, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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6,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hobby Falco subbuteo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hobby Falco subbuteo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 