West Malling Golf Course 254 ha
Paid entry Dogs welcome 254 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.30305, 0.36804
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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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 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
Show on map 18 hole Par 70 Spitfire Course & 18 hole Par 70 Hurricane Course
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Wildlife to spot
14,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,038 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Chiffchaff +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Glow-worm · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scymnus interruptus +9
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,038 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Chiffchaff +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Glow-worm · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scymnus interruptus +9
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
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
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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