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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf 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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Ramble, Knole Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC Trails Cycling route ▾
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 N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Woodland by the South East Mainline, Nizels
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3,725 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,725 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay · Greylag Goose +35
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Swift Apus apus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Little Owl Athene noctua2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 🦌 Mammals 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew +8
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Bat Chiroptera2021 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021 Red Fox Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Glow-worm · Tipula vernalis · Melanostoma scalare · 24-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia albitarsis +44
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023 Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis Bellardia Bellardia Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Notched Pouchwort · Endive Pellia · Common Pouchwort +3
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,725 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay · Greylag Goose +35
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Swift Apus apus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Little Owl Athene noctua2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 🦌 Mammals 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew +8
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Bat Chiroptera2021 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021 Red Fox Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Glow-worm · Tipula vernalis · Melanostoma scalare · 24-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia albitarsis +44
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023 Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis Bellardia Bellardia Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Notched Pouchwort · Endive Pellia · Common Pouchwort +3
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Shrew Soricidae2021
Shrew Soricidae2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Tipula varipennis Tipula varipennis
Tipula varipennis Tipula varipennis
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Drab Elder Strider Macrophya ribis
Drab Elder Strider Macrophya ribis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2024
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2024
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2022
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2022
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2022
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Lucilia Lucilia2021
Lucilia Lucilia2021
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2021
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2021
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2020
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2020
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2020 Conocephalum conicum
Conocephalum conicum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum