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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.29758, 0.38003
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 📍 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 — Pochard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2026
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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos St. Michael's Church, Offham
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Wildlife to spot
14,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Pochard · Shoveler · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Nuthatch +26
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +21
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Swartz's Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +5
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Pochard · Shoveler · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Nuthatch +26
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +21
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Swartz's Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +5
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
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
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Silky Wall Feather-moss
Silky Wall Feather-moss
Homalothecium sericeum
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 