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Leybourne Chase

4 ha

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

17,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
SwiftApus apus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023

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Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Squirrel · Rabbit +5

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
SquirrelSciurus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
BatChiroptera2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +38

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
PeacockAglais io2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
LuciliaLucilia2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
HornetVespa crabro2023

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Plants50 species

spring

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +45

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2024
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024
Rough Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
SwiftApus apus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Squirrel · Rabbit +5

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
SquirrelSciurus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
BatChiroptera2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +38

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
PeacockAglais io2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
LuciliaLucilia2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
HornetVespa crabro2023

🌿

Plants50 species

spring

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +45

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2024
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024
Rough Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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