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51.22373, 0.42934
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.
Road bridge 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 ☕ Riverside Gallery — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Riverside Gallery — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, White-legged Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, White-legged Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT2 Length 8 km 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
4,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,439 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wavy Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +24
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,439 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wavy Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +24
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Squirrel-tail Moss Leucodon sciuroides
Squirrel-tail Moss Leucodon sciuroides
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii 