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Roman site on W edge of Little Farningham Wood

3 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Euophryum confine, Volinus sticticus, Quedius cruentus +64 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Euophryum confine, Volinus sticticus, Quedius cruentus +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dented Silk-moss, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +36 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dented Silk-moss, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route714 m

Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route431 m

Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route628 m

Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
RavenCorvus corax
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
SwiftApus apus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Amphibians2 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects67 species

summer

2024

Euophryum confine · Volinus sticticus · Quedius cruentus · Common Darter · Sericomyia silentis +62

Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2019
Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2019
Quedius cruentusQuedius cruentus2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Ernobius mollisErnobius mollis2019
Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2019
Polygraphus poligraphusPolygraphus poligraphus2019
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus2019
Cryptophagus scanicusCryptophagus scanicus2019
Pityophagus ferrugineusPityophagus ferrugineus2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
Leucopis glyphinivoraLeucopis glyphinivora2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Arhopalus rusticusArhopalus rusticus2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019
Hylurgops palliatusHylurgops palliatus2019
Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2019
Tachinus rufipesTachinus rufipes2019
Sepedophilus marshamiSepedophilus marshami2019
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2019
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019
Leptusa ruficollisLeptusa ruficollis2019
Megalinus glabratusMegalinus glabratus2019
Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Enicmus testaceusEnicmus testaceus2019
Aleochara sanguineaAleochara sanguinea2019
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Anisotoma humeralisAnisotoma humeralis2019
Pediacus dermestoidesPediacus dermestoides2019
Soronia griseaSoronia grisea2019
Choleva angustataCholeva angustata2019
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2019
Aleochara binotataAleochara binotata2019
Anotylus rugosusAnotylus rugosus2019
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2019
Anotylus tetracarinatusAnotylus tetracarinatus2019
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2019
Acupalpus exiguusAcupalpus exiguus2019
Coryphium angusticolleCoryphium angusticolle2019
Gyrohypnus angustatusGyrohypnus angustatus2019
Rhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressus2019
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2019
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2019
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019

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Plants39 species

winterspring

2024

Dented Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Notched Pouchwort · Overleaf Pellia +34

Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2022
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021
Mountain Fork-mossDicranum montanum2021
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2021
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
RavenCorvus corax
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
SwiftApus apus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects67 species

summer

2024

Euophryum confine · Volinus sticticus · Quedius cruentus · Common Darter · Sericomyia silentis +62

Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2019
Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2019
Quedius cruentusQuedius cruentus2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Ernobius mollisErnobius mollis2019
Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2019
Polygraphus poligraphusPolygraphus poligraphus2019
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus2019
Cryptophagus scanicusCryptophagus scanicus2019
Pityophagus ferrugineusPityophagus ferrugineus2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
Leucopis glyphinivoraLeucopis glyphinivora2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Arhopalus rusticusArhopalus rusticus2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019
Hylurgops palliatusHylurgops palliatus2019
Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2019
Tachinus rufipesTachinus rufipes2019
Sepedophilus marshamiSepedophilus marshami2019
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2019
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019
Leptusa ruficollisLeptusa ruficollis2019
Megalinus glabratusMegalinus glabratus2019
Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Enicmus testaceusEnicmus testaceus2019
Aleochara sanguineaAleochara sanguinea2019
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Anisotoma humeralisAnisotoma humeralis2019
Pediacus dermestoidesPediacus dermestoides2019
Soronia griseaSoronia grisea2019
Choleva angustataCholeva angustata2019
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2019
Aleochara binotataAleochara binotata2019
Anotylus rugosusAnotylus rugosus2019
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2019
Anotylus tetracarinatusAnotylus tetracarinatus2019
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2019
Acupalpus exiguusAcupalpus exiguus2019
Coryphium angusticolleCoryphium angusticolle2019
Gyrohypnus angustatusGyrohypnus angustatus2019
Rhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressus2019
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2019
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2019
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019

🌿

Plants39 species

winterspring

2024

Dented Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Notched Pouchwort · Overleaf Pellia +34

Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2022
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021
Mountain Fork-mossDicranum montanum2021
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2021
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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