Runnings Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.30589, 0.65210
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Way Link PathWalking route▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route541 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 541 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route324 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Green Woodpecker · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Green Woodpecker · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024EupeodesEupeodes2024EupeodesEupeodes2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023