The Grove - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.27518, 1.05385
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
199 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
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
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Wildlife to spot
16,867 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,867 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Mallard +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,867 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Mallard +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse +3
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Events & activities nearby
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