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Redlibbets Golf Club

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
🛝Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Redwing, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Redwing, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 177Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route40 m

Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route56 m

Named routeLength 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

8,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Redwing · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dunnock +40

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
SiskinSpinus spinus2018

🦌

Mammals16 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog +11

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2017
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2018
BadgerMeles meles2018
CatFelis2018
BatChiroptera2017

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2020

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2018

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +67

BumblebeeBombus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
PeacockAglais io2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2018
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
BrickSunira circellaris2017
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
HornetVespa crabro2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2022
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2018
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2018
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2017
December MothPoecilocampa populi2017
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2017
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2017

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Redwing · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dunnock +40

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
SiskinSpinus spinus2018

🦌

Mammals16 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog +11

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2017
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2018
BadgerMeles meles2018
CatFelis2018
BatChiroptera2017

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2020

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2018

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +67

BumblebeeBombus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
PeacockAglais io2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2018
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
BrickSunira circellaris2017
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
HornetVespa crabro2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2022
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2018
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2018
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2017
December MothPoecilocampa populi2017
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2017
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2017

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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