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RSPCA Leybourne Animal Centre

4 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome4 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
🅿️Parking 89m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 89m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

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, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Farm visits

Good match

Animal sanctuary or shelter

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wall Scalewort, Straw Bristle-moss, Supine Plait-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Straw Bristle-moss, Supine Plait-moss +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route410 m

Named routeRef 17Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route459 m

Named routeRef 17Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route474 m

Named routeRef 17Length 474 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

35,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Tufted Duck · Coot · Magpie · Mute Swan +42

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

rodents · Squirrel · Rabbit · Field Vole

rodentsRodentia
SquirrelSciurus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Wall Scalewort · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss

Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Tufted Duck · Coot · Magpie · Mute Swan +42

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

rodents · Squirrel · Rabbit · Field Vole

rodentsRodentia
SquirrelSciurus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Wall Scalewort · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss

Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis

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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