Dane Valley Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.36853, 1.40213
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sloe Lanepublic footpath · 182 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 182 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Sacketts Hillpublic footpath · 321 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 321 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Broadley Roadpublic footpath · 255 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 255 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route292 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Saint Peter's Footpathbridleway · 885 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 885 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Saint Peter's Footpathbridleway · 433 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 433 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Saint Peter's Footpathbridleway · 118 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
23,407 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
23,407 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Bluebottle · Isochnus sequensi · Tephrochlamys tarsalis +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025
- Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Redshank +5
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Hornschuch's Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,407 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Bluebottle · Isochnus sequensi · Tephrochlamys tarsalis +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
- Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025
- Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Redshank +5
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Hornschuch's Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Tipula obsoletaTipula obsoleta2025Tipula obsoletaTipula obsoleta2025Tipula signataTipula signata2025Tipula signataTipula signata2025Limnephilus decipiensLimnephilus decipiens2025Limnephilus decipiensLimnephilus decipiens2025Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaEvents & activities nearby
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