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51.25176, 0.87375
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Lecanora orosthea, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +81 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Lecanora orosthea, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +81 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +116 more · last seen 2025
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Walk & Sculptures Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 273 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 273 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +10
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Face Fly · Sphaerophoria +17
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Face Fly Musca autumnalis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Tender Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +10
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Face Fly · Sphaerophoria +17
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Face Fly Musca autumnalis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Tender Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Phania funesta Phania funesta
Phania funesta Phania funesta
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Phania Phania
Phania Phania
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis 