Leaveland Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.25807, 0.86906
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 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
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route235 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route6 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route95 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,021 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,021 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
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Tender Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Streaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,021 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
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Tender Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Streaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025PhaniaPhania2025PhaniaPhania20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2025Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2025Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2025Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisClustered 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 vinealis