St Martin's Church ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.30612, 0.40145
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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 🛝 Playground 274m 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos St. Martin's Church, Ryarsh
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Wildlife to spot
16,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +43
Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
Squirrel Sciurus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Snail Hunter · Common Cockchafer +7
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Mecinus pascuorum Wood Bristle-moss · Wall Scalewort · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss +9
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +43
Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
Squirrel Sciurus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Snail Hunter · Common Cockchafer +7
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Mecinus pascuorum Wood Bristle-moss · Wall Scalewort · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss +9
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum
Rhyzobius Rhyzobius
Rhyzobius Rhyzobius
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss
Syntrichia papillosa
Syntrichia papillosa
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans 