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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22359, 0.30075
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 N/A Cycling route 259 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 259 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Public paths
Horns Lodge Lane bridleway · 617 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 617 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
25,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,887 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly +29
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,887 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly +29
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum
Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina