Tower keep castle at Sutton Valence 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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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.
Castle 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 🍄 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Crab's Eye Lichen, Lecania erysibe s. lat. +80 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Crab's Eye Lichen, Lecania erysibe s. lat. +80 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +55 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +55 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Mining Bee, Meadow Brown, Small White +44 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hawthorn Mining Bee, Meadow Brown, Small White +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local 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 3 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 Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon +35
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2022 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Spotted Regal-sawfly
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon +35
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2022 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Spotted Regal-sawfly
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2022
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2022 