St Leonard's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 200 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 200 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.27626, 0.37106
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pollenia, Sarcophaga, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Pollenia, Sarcophaga, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Tower Hill public footpath · 513 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 513 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Tower Hill public footpath · 168 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 168 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lord's Walk bridleway · 2.5 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.5 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,218 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Turtle Dove · Magpie · Hobby · Barn Owl +28
Raven Corvus corax Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Magpie Pica pica Hobby Falco subbuteo Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Pollenia · Polietes · Eupeodes · Stag Beetle +18
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Pollenia Pollenia2021 Polietes Polietes2021 Eupeodes Eupeodes2021 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,218 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Turtle Dove · Magpie · Hobby · Barn Owl +28
Raven Corvus corax Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Magpie Pica pica Hobby Falco subbuteo Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Pollenia · Polietes · Eupeodes · Stag Beetle +18
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Pollenia Pollenia2021 Polietes Polietes2021 Eupeodes Eupeodes2021 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2021
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2021
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2021
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2021
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2021
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2021
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2021
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2021
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2021
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2021
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2021
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2021
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2021
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2021
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans2021
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 