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Seed Plantation

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +231 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +231 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Raspberry, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Raspberry, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

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 7Walking route13.6 km

Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route477 m

Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route130 m

Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8 m

Named routeRef 17Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route525 m

Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route320 m

Named routeRef 17Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

wintersummer

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Green Woodpecker +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Field Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Alpine Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025

🐝

Insects64 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Field Grasshopper · Dicranocephalus medius · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +59

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2025
Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidus2025
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2025
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

wintersummer

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Green Woodpecker +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Field Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Alpine Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025

🐝

Insects64 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Field Grasshopper · Dicranocephalus medius · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +59

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2025
Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidus2025
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2025
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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