Abbot's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.33380, 0.28097
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Swift +65 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Swift +65 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bifid Crestwort, Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kestrel · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +39
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2014
- JayGarrulus glandarius2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2014
- CuckooCuculus canorus2014
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2017▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Glow-worm · Box Tree Moth · Stag Beetle · Painted Lady · Peacock +20
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2018▾
Forked Veilwort · Bifid Crestwort · Bluebell
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kestrel · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +39
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2014
- JayGarrulus glandarius2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2014
- CuckooCuculus canorus2014
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2017▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Glow-worm · Box Tree Moth · Stag Beetle · Painted Lady · Peacock +20
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2018▾
Forked Veilwort · Bifid Crestwort · Bluebell
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021House MouseMus musculus2023House MouseMus musculus2023Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019BatChiroptera2019BatChiroptera2019PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013Philaenus spumarius2019
Philaenus spumarius2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2016Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2016BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaLedra auritaLedra aurita2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina201924-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata201724-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2016Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2014Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2014