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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.29580, 0.40930
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Swan Street Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Swan Street Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
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The Bull Inn, West Malling
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie +41
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Squirrel · Rabbit
- SquirrelSciurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Rhyzobius · Anthonomus bituberculatus +8
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- RhyzobiusRhyzobius
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
- Common Cockchafer
Wood Bristle-moss · Wall Scalewort · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss +9
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,950 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie +41
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Squirrel · Rabbit
- SquirrelSciurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Rhyzobius · Anthonomus bituberculatus +8
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- RhyzobiusRhyzobius
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
- Common Cockchafer
Wood Bristle-moss · Wall Scalewort · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss +9
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melolontha melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumPogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMarble Screw-moss
Marble Screw-moss
Syntrichia papillosa
Syntrichia papillosa
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata