Mill Pond ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.25746, 0.51485
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 153m away — 4 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 153m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Stenophylax permistus +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Stenophylax permistus +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Ivy Mill Road public footpath · 341 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 341 m Path type: residential
Show on map 57 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 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on 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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Wildlife to spot
33,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Starling +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss · Broom Fork-moss +28
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Smoothcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Starling +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss · Broom Fork-moss +28
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Smoothcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Atrichum undulatum
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
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia 