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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Chambered long barrow scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Neat Feather-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Neat Feather-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
14,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,017 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +9
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Minute Pouncewort +38
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024 Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2024 Lyell's Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,017 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +9
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Minute Pouncewort +38
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024 Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2024 Lyell's Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow-necked Mouse
Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis2024
Apodemus flavicollis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 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
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024 Pulvigera lyellii2024
Pulvigera lyellii2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2024
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis2024
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis2024
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2024
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2024
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2024
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2024
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2024
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2024
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2024
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2024
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2024
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2024
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2024
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2024
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2024
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2024
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2024
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2024
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2024
Rough Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Rough Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. papillosa2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2024
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2024
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2024
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024 