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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.25018, 0.61473
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 177 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 177 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Mute Swan, Coot, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hornet Hoverfly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hornet Hoverfly +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Len Valley Walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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 12 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 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 Photos Overgrown gravestones, St Nicholas's Church
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Wildlife to spot
6,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Mole +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Mole +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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