Shottendane Copse - Woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.36347, 1.32605
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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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Stoat
Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Issus coleoptratus +5
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Stoat
Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Issus coleoptratus +5
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaPhilaenusPhilaenusPhilaenusPhilaenusParthenolecaniumParthenolecaniumParthenolecaniumParthenolecanium