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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.26325, 0.54587
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Cape Thread-moss +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Cape Thread-moss +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 64 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
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Wildlife to spot
21,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blue Tit · Coot +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus · Trioza centranthi · Dryomyza anilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Platycheirus Platycheirus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis 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 21,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blue Tit · Coot +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus · Trioza centranthi · Dryomyza anilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Platycheirus Platycheirus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis 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 