Dane Valley Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37649, 1.38022
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £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 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal 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
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
13,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,370 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
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
13,370 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
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
Pseudocrossidium 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 montana