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Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.30676, 0.39794
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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 📍 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Photos St Martin's Church, Church Road, Ryarsh, Kent
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Wildlife to spot
17,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +42
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Squirrel Sciurus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Large White · Snail Hunter · Common Cockchafer · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +7
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 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 17,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +42
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Squirrel Sciurus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Large White · Snail Hunter · Common Cockchafer · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +7
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 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
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Marble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss
Syntrichia papillosa
Syntrichia papillosa
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
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 