East Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.35662, 0.76260
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 174Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 174Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Magpie · Robin · Teal · Black-headed Gull +43
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Magpie · Robin · Teal · Black-headed Gull +43
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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