Decoy Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.28244, 0.78099
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 163m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 163m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £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
Named hiking route nearby: Augustine Camino
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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 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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Wildlife to spot
7,159 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,159 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Blackbird +22
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Mole +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
🐝Insects63 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Dicranocephalus medius · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +58
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,159 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Blackbird +22
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Mole +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025
🐝Insects63 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Dicranocephalus medius · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +58
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field VoleMicrotus agrestisField VoleMicrotus agrestis10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusSyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeEuropean Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennisEuropean Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2025Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidus2025Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidus2025Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2025Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2025Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2025Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus2025Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Events & activities nearby
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