Rich in flora and fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.
Opening times: open at all times.
Volunteer work parties: Tuesdays and Thursdays (and 2nd Sunday of the month Sep-Mar) undertaking habitat management. Be aware that essential management can sometimes be noisy and if you are concerned it may disturb your visit consider visiting on a different day. If you would like to get involved, please visit our volunteering page.
Best time to visit: all year round.
Dogs: Dogs must be on leads from March until end of August across all open spaces. Dogs may be off lead, but under control within the woodland sections of the reserve only. Please follow all signage.
If December was a merry berry month for humans celebrating mid-winter festivities, January and February are serious berry months for birds and mammals aiming to survive winter...
In our December instalment about Hothfield we focus on mosses and lichens on the reserve. Read on to find out more.
Long-time volunteer Margery Thomas explores what Hothfield Heathlands is like on a crisp November day.
Area Manager, Ian Rickards, takes a moment to reflect on the work at Hothfield Heathlads throughout the summer months.
Pigs and tree pipits have returned to Hothfield Heathlands. Long-time volunteer Margery Thomas explores more in this blog.
Hothfield Heathland's bogs are one of only a handful of wet heaths in the Southeast, supporting a variety of dragonflies...
