Quarry Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.23795, 0.52838
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Limnephilus auricula +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Limnephilus auricula +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map KCC Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
19,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Dunnock · Blue Tit +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +28
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Dunnock · Blue Tit +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +28
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
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