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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.23394, 0.58460
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 223m away — 2 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 223m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Delia platura, Red Admiral, Siphona geniculata +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Delia platura, Red Admiral, Siphona geniculata +140 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Shaw's Bristle-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Shaw's Bristle-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2019
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local 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 28 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 NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 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
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Wildlife to spot
2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network Collared Dove · Goldfinch · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2024 Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +25
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network Collared Dove · Goldfinch · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2024 Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +25
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Bat Chiroptera2022
Bat Chiroptera2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2023
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2023
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2021
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2021
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2021
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2021
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2021
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2021
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2021
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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