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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Roesel's Bush-cricket +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Roesel's Bush-cricket +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 477 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Named route Ref 17 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 17 Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 525 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 320 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 320 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +42
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +42
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Lasius niger Lasius niger2025
Lasius niger Lasius niger2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria2025
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025 