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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.26774, 0.48713
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 172m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,884 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Culex pipiens · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,884 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Culex pipiens · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria
Spanish Fly Lytta vesicatoria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 