Badgin Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Creeks Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Swale Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath junction on Bridleway in Badgin Wood
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6,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,855 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,855 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens2023
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens2023
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2023
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Dorcatoma dresdensis Dorcatoma dresdensis2023
Dorcatoma dresdensis Dorcatoma dresdensis2023
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2023
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2023
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis2023
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis2023 