Stock Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.28293, 1.04293
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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 336m 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 336m 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
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 9 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
188 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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Footpath crosses the A2050
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Wildlife to spot
17,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BuzzardButeo buteo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +8
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
Intermediate Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Springy Turf-moss
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BuzzardButeo buteo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger +8
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
Intermediate Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Springy Turf-moss
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
MoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaBrown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusMountain HareLepus timidusMountain HareLepus timidusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusVoleArvicolinaeVoleArvicolinaeRed SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorSmall Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Events & activities nearby
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