Oldridge Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.27918, 1.13938
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
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: Canterbury Outer Ring Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National 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
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,530 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,530 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Beaver +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dock Bug · Dark Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +26
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,530 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Beaver +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dock Bug · Dark Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +26
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Common ShrewSorex araneus2025Common ShrewSorex araneus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2025Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025WirewormElateridae2025WirewormElateridae202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Events & activities nearby
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