Poult Wood Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22592, 0.29402
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle +43 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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horns Lodge Lane bridleway · 617 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 617 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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Wildlife to spot
27,053 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,053 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +34
Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly +27
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 Dromius quadrimaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,053 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +34
Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly +27
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 Dromius quadrimaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
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
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
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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 