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Chiddingstone Castle Garden on Kent Weald AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The public road which had run past the north front of the house was diverted, and a three-acre lake was formed by damming a small stream.

Garden Visits – Emmetts Rose Garden NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Emmetts has a formal rose garden near to the rockery garden. Centred around Cupid’s fountain, two large curved benches offer plenty of seating to encourage the enjoyment of scented roses.

Wildflower meadow at Emmetts Garden by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Wildflowers in the meadow include: cowslip, primrose, yellow rattle, birdsfoot trefoil, oxeye daisy, vipers bugloss, common toadflax, field scabious, wild carrot, red clover, lesser knapweed, pignut, meadow buttercup, cats ear.

Wildflower meadow at Emmetts Garden by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Wildflowers in the meadow include: cowslip, primrose, yellow rattle, birdsfoot trefoil, oxeye daisy, vipers bugloss, common toadflax, field scabious, wild carrot, red clover, lesser knapweed, pignut, meadow buttercup, cats ear.

Wild Meadow @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Emmetts flowering meadows.. view across the Kent countryside and the Wealden landscape, which is amazing. It’s also from here, where you can admire the Wildflower Meadow stretching into the distance. It’s all about the wildlife cornflower meadow. The charming meadow was a sea of spellbinding sapphire cornflowers.

The garden at Emmetts Garden Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A very green but dry walk and hot around Emmetts gardens on Kent's high weald still stunning trees and wild grass the South Garden to see our collection of historic trees and shrubs.This mostly informal garden provides the perfect transition into the nearby woodland.

Chiddingstone Castle Garden on Kent Weald AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The public road which had run past the north front of the house was diverted, and a three-acre lake was formed by damming a small stream.

Albizia julibrissin..Persian silk tree @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A medium-sized, deciduous tree with a broad, spreading crown. The large, mimosa-like leaves are composed of many small leaflets. Fluffy, greenish-yellow flowers with long stamens open on the top of the crown in summer, followed by clusters of long, narrow, pale brown pods that can hang on into winter

Albizia julibrissin..Persian silk tree @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A medium-sized, deciduous tree with a broad, spreading crown. The large, mimosa-like leaves are composed of many small leaflets. Fluffy, greenish-yellow flowers with long stamens open on the top of the crown in summer, followed by clusters of long, narrow, pale brown pods that can hang on into winter

Rose Garden @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Lovely walk around the NT Garden on the Weald the colours have come and gone but still some beautiful roses still in the warm sunshine but will gave to wait till early Autumn..

Chiddingstone Castle Garden on Kent Weald AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The public road which had run past the north front of the house was diverted, and a three-acre lake was formed by damming a small stream.

Chiddingstone Castle Garden on Kent Weald AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The public road which had run past the north front of the house was diverted, and a three-acre lake was formed by damming a small stream.

Sedge warbler Kent Coast.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) perched on wild rose bush on the Oare Marshes on the North Kent coastal path on the Swale estuary...AONB

Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus @ Oare Coastal Marsh by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The sedge warbler is a medium-sized warbler of marshes, reedbeds and wetlands that can be spotted singing from perches on reeds and willow bushes.

Chiddingstone Castle Garden on Kent Weald AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The public road which had run past the north front of the house was diverted, and a three-acre lake was formed by damming a small stream.

Summer Migrant - Beautiful Sedge Warbler @ Oare Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The Sedge Warbler can be found breeding around wetland and marshy habitat across Britain & Ireland. Numbers fluctuate year to year, which is thought to be related to rainfall affecting adult survival on this species' wintering grounds, south of the Sahara.Sedge Warblers arrive during April, can be heard in song through to August. Most leave their breeding locations during late August and early September, heading off on a long migration to trans-Saharan Africa

The Linnet – Carduelis cannabina on Oare Marshes Kent Coast by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Male Linnets (Linaria cannabina) are striking, small finches. During the breeding season, they feature bright crimson chests and foreheads, contrasting with grey-brown upperparts and a light grey head. In Kent, they are widespread residents and can be readily found on heathlands, coastal marshes, and farmland hedgerows