The Alders ✦ Ancient woodland 69 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 69 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.31739, 0.37909
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 🅿️ Coldrum Long Barrow 169m 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 🅿️ Coldrum Long Barrow 169m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Coldrum Lane public footpath · 139 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 139 m Path type: track
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +23
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2025 Rubus vestitus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +23
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2025 Rubus vestitus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Long-winged Cone-head
Long-winged Cone-head
Conocephalus fuscus
Conocephalus fuscus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Aphodius Aphodius
Aphodius Aphodius
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2024
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2024 Rubus vestitus2025
Rubus vestitus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes2025
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes2025 