Backhouse Wood
✦ Ancient woodland25 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.10099, 0.95795
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £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, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Orange-tip, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Orange-tip, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional 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
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Peacock TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Eristalis pertinax · Necklace Ground Beetle · Dock Bug +7
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Eristalis pertinax · Necklace Ground Beetle · Dock Bug +7
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusEvents & activities nearby
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