Poult Wood Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22088, 0.31101
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
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 44 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 259 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 259 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
23,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Mole
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly · Syrphus +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Syrphus Syrphus Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Mole
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Mole Talpa europaea Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly · Syrphus +27
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Syrphus Syrphus Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
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
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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