Hurst Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.23900, 0.85637
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
- 🐕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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route273 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route235 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Tree Pipit +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Sylvia borin borinSylvia borin borin2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
Fallow Deer · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Nut Leaf Weevil · Oak Mining Sawfly · Green Shieldbug +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
🌿Plants2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Redshank · Bank Haircap
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Tree Pipit +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Sylvia borin borinSylvia borin borin2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
Fallow Deer · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Nut Leaf Weevil · Oak Mining Sawfly · Green Shieldbug +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
🌿Plants2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Redshank · Bank Haircap
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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