Fenn Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.41126, 0.43314
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
- 🅿️Parking 304m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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 304m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £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 km19 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Butchers Hillpublic footpath · 87 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: footway
148 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 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
23,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
23,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus