Birch Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.13060, 0.73694
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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
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Small Dusty Wave +188 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Small Dusty Wave +188 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Stock Dove, Magpie, Green Sandpiper +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 346 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 346 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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.
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Wildlife to spot
2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network Stock Dove · Green Sandpiper · Swallow · Magpie · White Stork
Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2020 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 70 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Winter Moth · Scarce Umber · Mottled Umber · Lunar Underwing · November Moth agg. +65
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019 Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network Stock Dove · Green Sandpiper · Swallow · Magpie · White Stork
Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2020 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 70 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Winter Moth · Scarce Umber · Mottled Umber · Lunar Underwing · November Moth agg. +65
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019 Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria2019
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2019
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa2019
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa2019
Blood-vein Timandra comae2019
Blood-vein Timandra comae2019
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2019
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2019
Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata2019
Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata2019
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2019
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2019
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2019
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2019
Old Lady Mormo maura2019
Old Lady Mormo maura2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2019
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2019
Waved Black Parascotia fuliginaria2019
Waved Black Parascotia fuliginaria2019
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Pale Oak Beauty Hypomecis punctinalis2019
Pale Oak Beauty Hypomecis punctinalis2019
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2019
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata2019
Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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