Anisbirches Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 39 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.31159, 0.15025
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 108m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 108m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Ramble, Knole Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local 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 1 signed route nearby
Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Polhill bridleway · 573 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 573 m Surface paved Path type: bridleway
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
3,585 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,585 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Wren · Robin · Treecreeper +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Phasianus colchicus torquatus Phasianus colchicus torquatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Fallow Deer · Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Oedemera femoralis · Field Grasshopper +18
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Mesembrina meridiana Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,585 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Wren · Robin · Treecreeper +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Phasianus colchicus torquatus Phasianus colchicus torquatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Fallow Deer · Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Oedemera femoralis · Field Grasshopper +18
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Mesembrina meridiana Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana2025
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2025
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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