Dane Valley Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37061, 1.38735
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 · 2 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
79 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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Half Mile Ridebridleway · 599 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 599 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
11,054 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,054 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jay · Blackbird +34
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Isochnus sequensi
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,054 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jay · Blackbird +34
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Isochnus sequensi
- Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis