Nooketts Wood - Woodland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.23419, 1.23771
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cherry Garden Lanebyway open to all traffic · 431 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 431 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Cherry Garden Lanebyway open to all traffic · 112 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 112 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Cherry Garden Lanebyway open to all traffic · 945 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 945 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
4,819 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,819 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +41
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Common Earwig · Hairy Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Carabus problematicus +28
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,819 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +41
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Common Earwig · Hairy Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Carabus problematicus +28
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBlue Mint BeetleChrysolina coerulansBlue Mint BeetleChrysolina coerulansBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024