Blackpits Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.22335, 0.17086
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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 🐕 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🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Awl-leaved Earth-moss, Shaw's Bristle-moss +39 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weardale Circular Walk From Chartwell Walking route 8 km ▾
This beautiful circular walk links Chartwell and Emmetts Garden; passing through the woodland areas of Toys Hill and Hosey Common, as well as the pretty hamlet of French Street. Gentle slopes and occasional uneven terrain with steps. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Octavia Hill Centenary walk west Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Weardale Walk From Emmetts Garden, Emmetts Walking route 8 km ▾
This beautiful circular walk follows a hilly route through the Weald of Kent, linking Emmetts Garden with Chartwell, the home of Winston Churchill. It also passes through the Toys Hill, Hosey Common & French Street. Steps & potential livestock.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Walk, Emmetts Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Ramble, Knole Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map SR283 public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Path type: footway
Show on map SR283 public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Path type: footway
Show on map SR283 public footpath · 309 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 309 m Path type: footway
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC Trails Cycling route ▾
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 180 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 180 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 192 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 192 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on 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
3,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +4
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Common Toad Bufo bufo Eristalis tenax · Asian Hornet · Glow-worm · Azure Damselfly · Tipula vernalis +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Asian Hornet Vespa velutina Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2024 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +4
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Common Toad Bufo bufo Eristalis tenax · Asian Hornet · Glow-worm · Azure Damselfly · Tipula vernalis +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Asian Hornet Vespa velutina Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2024 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2024
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2022
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2022 