World War I Practice Trenches, Tolsford Hill 13 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.
Architectural structure 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 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Black Redstart, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Black Redstart, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Endive Pellia, Fern-leaved Hook-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Endive Pellia, Fern-leaved Hook-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map to the Eurotunnel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tolsford Hill byway open to all traffic · 341 m ▾
Byway open to all traffic. Very rough condition, only suitable for 4x4 vehicles.
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 341 m Surface grass Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bluehouse Lane byway open to all traffic · 712 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 712 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tolsford Hill byway open to all traffic · 560 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 560 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tolsford Hill byway open to all traffic · 112 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 112 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
12,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,185 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Wren · Pintail +44
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Wigeon Mareca penelope Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pintail Anas acuta Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Little Owl Athene noctua Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Garganey Spatula querquedula Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Merlin Falco columbarius Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Martin Delichon urbicum Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole +5
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2025 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Adder
🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +28
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,185 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Wren · Pintail +44
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Wigeon Mareca penelope Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pintail Anas acuta Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Little Owl Athene noctua Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Garganey Spatula querquedula Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Merlin Falco columbarius Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Martin Delichon urbicum Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole +5
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2025 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Adder
🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +28
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2024
Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Pipiza Pipiza
Pipiza Pipiza
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2024
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2024 