Bower Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.26466, 0.98564
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
54 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
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
51,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
51,691 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Pheasant +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Badger · Indet. Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Indet. DeerCervidae
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Glow-worm
Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
51,691 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Pheasant +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Badger · Indet. Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Indet. DeerCervidae
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Glow-worm
Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBack-SwimmerNotonectaBack-SwimmerNotonectaRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEvents & activities nearby
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