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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22386, 0.35238
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination; picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Abax parallelepipedus · Sphaerophoria · Violet Ground Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug · Clover-root Weevil +12
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dinera grisescens Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Abax parallelepipedus · Sphaerophoria · Violet Ground Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug · Clover-root Weevil +12
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dinera grisescens Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dinera grisescens
Dinera grisescens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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