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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.26483, 0.54774
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — 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, Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +106 more · last seen 2026
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 with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)
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 66 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
22,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,661 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Coot · Moorhen +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Trioza centranthi · Dryomyza anilis +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +28
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,661 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Coot · Moorhen +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Trioza centranthi · Dryomyza anilis +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +28
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap 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 