Crooked Wood - Woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.14565, 1.03595
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 452m 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 452m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route288 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route361 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 361 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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3,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,884 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Goldfinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Small Copper · Common Blue +43
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,884 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Goldfinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Small Copper · Common Blue +43
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
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