Currant Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.29722, 0.94447
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Boughton Weighbridge 41m away — 18 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Boughton Weighbridge 41m away — 18 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🚻Toilets
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route133 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +40
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Stoat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Stag Beetle +37
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +40
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Stoat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Stag Beetle +37
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBarberry FusehornArge berberidisBarberry FusehornArge berberidisGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumTherevaTherevaTherevaTherevaDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorEvents & activities nearby
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