Bonnington Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.24488, 1.22332
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
- 📍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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 123 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: footway
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Nightingale · Hobby · Blackbird · Whitethroat · Robin +35
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig +31
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Xanthogramma pedissequum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Nightingale · Hobby · Blackbird · Whitethroat · Robin +35
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig +31
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Xanthogramma pedissequum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaHawthorn-carrot AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) crataegiHawthorn-carrot AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) crataegiLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaPegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifronsRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasEvents & activities nearby
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