Yewtree Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.26605, 0.77808
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route320 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Firecrest · Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Raven · Nightingale +25
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
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winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
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Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Dicranocephalus medius · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +85
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Raspberry
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Firecrest · Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Raven · Nightingale +25
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects90 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Dicranocephalus medius · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +85
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
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wintersummer
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Raspberry
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- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
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