Alfred Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 63 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 63 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.17468, 0.71726
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Dark Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Dark Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,452 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Blue Tit +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Meadow Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket +8
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,452 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Blue Tit +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Meadow Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket +8
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-winged Cone-head
Long-winged Cone-head
Conocephalus fuscus2023
Conocephalus fuscus2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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