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Ightham Mote Estate Kent Exploring Three circular waymarked walks around the estate ranging from 30 minutes to one-hour. About the area Don’t miss... With the changing seasons, there’s something different to see, such as: • Bluebells in spring. • Lambs and calves in the fields. • Butterflies dancing through the wildflowers in summer. • The sound of woodpeckers hammering, and the call of the turtle doves. • Changing colours of autumn. • Leafless trees opening up new vistas in winter. Some walks use natural paths, which can be muddy or slippery. Please wear appropriate footwear and exercise due care. Dogs are welcome, but please keep them under close control as the walks pass through wildlife habitats and near livestock. Please clear up after your dog. Dog waste bins are located in the car park. The Greensand Way, the long distance walking route from Haselmere (Surrey) to Hamstreet (Kent), crosses the estate. Route details The 221-hectare estate, of which 141-hectares is farmland, forms part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To the north, woodland clothes the plateau hilltops and steep valley sides, giving the estate a secluded and intimate atmosphere; southwards, the land is gently undulating. Relics of a once extensive system of shaws (boundaries formed by strips of woodland) still survive around the estate. The surrounding landscape has provided the backdrop, setting, food and raw materials for life at Ightham Mote for seven centuries, although people were living here well before the Mote was built. Today, the estate is home to a variety of flora and fauna including badgers, deer, barn owls and dormice; and its public footpaths follow a combination of ancient and new routes centred around Ightham Mote. Want to know more? To find out more about exploring the Ightham Mote estate: visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote telephone: 01732 810378 email: [email protected] Photography: Pepper Films, National Trust / Paul Simons. Printed on 100% recycled paper. Please recycle this leaflet after use. ©National Trust 2019. Registered charity no. 205846.

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Ightham Mote Estate Kent

Exploring

Three circular waymarked walks around the estate ranging from 30 minutes to one-hour.

About the area

Don’t miss...With the changing seasons, there’s something different to see, such as: • Bluebells in spring.• Lambs and calves in the fields.• Butterflies dancing through the

wildflowers in summer.• The sound of woodpeckers hammering,

and the call of the turtle doves.• Changing colours of autumn.• Leafless trees opening up new vistas in

winter.

Some walks use natural paths, which can be muddy or slippery. Please wear appropriate footwear and exercise due care.

Dogs are welcome, but please keep them under close control as the walks pass through wildlife habitats and near livestock. Please clear up after your dog. Dog waste bins are located in the car park.

The Greensand Way, the long distance walking route from Haselmere (Surrey)to Hamstreet (Kent), crosses the estate.

Route details

The 221-hectare estate, of which 141-hectares is farmland, forms part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

To the north, woodland clothes the plateau hilltops and steep valley sides, giving the estate a secluded and intimate atmosphere; southwards, the land is gently undulating. Relics of a once extensive system of shaws (boundaries formed by strips of woodland) still survive around the estate. The surrounding landscape has provided the backdrop, setting, food and raw materials for life at Ightham Mote for seven centuries, although people were living here well before the Mote was built. Today, the estate is home to a variety of flora and fauna including badgers, deer, barn owls and dormice; and its public footpaths follow a combination of ancient and new routes centred around Ightham Mote.

Want to know more?To find out more about exploring the Ightham Mote estate:visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote telephone: 01732 810378email: [email protected]

Photography: Pepper Films, National Trust / Paul Simons.Printed on 100% recycled paper. Please recycle this leaflet after use.©National Trust 2019. Registered charity no. 205846.

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