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Ash Plantation

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.35401, 1.08224

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Black TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route94 m

Named routeRef 15Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

180,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

180,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Starling · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +83

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Podiceps cristatus cristatusPodiceps cristatus cristatus2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Pea-leaf Weevil

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

180,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Starling · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +83

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Podiceps cristatus cristatusPodiceps cristatus cristatus2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Pea-leaf Weevil

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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