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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.29809, 0.66727
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +48 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +48 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +240 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +240 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Augustine Camino
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 541 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 541 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 324 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 324 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee · Sicus ferrugineus +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee · Sicus ferrugineus +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 