Chilton Hills Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.40848, 0.46744
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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 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route▾
Red Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Hasted Road (A289) runs under Gravesend Road
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Wildlife to spot
5,164 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,164 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +25
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Bat · Red Fox · Bats · Field Vole · Rabbit +1
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatsVespertilionidae
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +36
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- 7-spot Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Striated Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +22
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,164 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +25
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Bat · Red Fox · Bats · Field Vole · Rabbit +1
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatsVespertilionidae
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +36
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- 7-spot Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Striated Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +22
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus2025Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorFirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2024Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2024Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2024Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2024Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Homalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumEnglish Rock-bristleSeligeria calycinaEnglish Rock-bristleSeligeria calycinaNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. sicculusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. sicculusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. sicculusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. sicculusWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaEvents & activities nearby
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