Bydews Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.25626, 0.48867
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 170m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 170m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 178
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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32,716 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
32,716 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle +5
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,716 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Red Soldier Beetle +5
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaSpanish FlyLytta vesicatoriaSpanish FlyLytta vesicatoria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris