Patchgrove Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Family Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
This is a 5km walk over a mixture of hard surfaces and concrete. There are also sections of short grass and bare earth. Paths climb and descend throughout the walk. Dogs welcome on a lead. This walk is suited to visitors with sturdy pushchairs.
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk, Knole Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Enjoy the Kentish countryside from the Ightham Mote estate as you walk the periphery of a large part of its 580 acres. The walk incorporates Scathes Wood, the Greensand Way, Wilmot Hill and Broadhoath Wood. Some steep inclines. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
MR416 bridleway · 542 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 542 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
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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7,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,175 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Cockchafer · Cantharis decipiens · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Limnephilus flavicornis +8
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2023 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2023 Tipula scripta Tipula scripta Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,175 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Cockchafer · Cantharis decipiens · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Limnephilus flavicornis +8
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2023 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2023 Tipula scripta Tipula scripta Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2023
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2023
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2023
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2023
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus2023
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus2023
Melanotus Melanotus2023
Melanotus Melanotus2023
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2022
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2022 