The Island - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.33113, 0.35696
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
- 🌿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 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
12,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Rufous Grasshopper · Sallow Pea-galler · 7-spot Ladybird · Aphrophora alni · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Rufous Grasshopper · Sallow Pea-galler · 7-spot Ladybird · Aphrophora alni · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi