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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.29364, 0.64450
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 🅿️ Parking 316m away — 4 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 316m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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, Wren, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Quaker, Coxcomb Prominent, Nut-tree Tussock +306 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Quaker, Coxcomb Prominent, Nut-tree Tussock +306 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Augustine Camino
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local 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 11 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 Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 