Holly Grove - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.25274, 0.89460
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
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 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 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
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route797 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 797 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,830 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,830 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +10
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Face Fly · Sphaerophoria · Sphaerophoria scripta +17
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Narrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,830 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +10
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Face Fly · Sphaerophoria · Sphaerophoria scripta +17
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Narrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusPhania funestaPhania funestaPhania funestaPhania funestaPhaniaPhaniaPhaniaPhaniaWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeusWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaPhasia obesaPhasia obesaPhasia obesaPhasia obesaBlack Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeBlack Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis livida7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeWood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosumStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum