Blowers Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Medway Getting here
51.33792, 0.57673
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to Grain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 84 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 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map (A2)<>(NCN1) Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 460 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 460 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bomb crater, Blowers Wood, Hempstead
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Wildlife to spot
82,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 82,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Adder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 82,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Adder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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