Milbay's Wood - Mixed woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.23102, 0.38831
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route 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 ✦ 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
1,659 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,659 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +44
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Red Deer Cervus elaphus House Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Gatekeeper · Large White · Comma · Red Admiral · Western Conifer Seed Bug +24
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Small White Pieris rapae 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer winter
2022 ▾
Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Dune Thread-moss · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis · Sand Feather-moss +3
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2020 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020 Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,659 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +44
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Red Deer Cervus elaphus House Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Gatekeeper · Large White · Comma · Red Admiral · Western Conifer Seed Bug +24
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Small White Pieris rapae 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer winter
2022 ▾
Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Dune Thread-moss · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis · Sand Feather-moss +3
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2020 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020 Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mus musculus2023
Mus musculus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021 2019
2019
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 2020
2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
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