Lodge Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.44876, 0.53245
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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Strood Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route▾
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route▾
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route374 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
46,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds113 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Wren +108
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
European Eel
- European EelAnguilla anguilla
Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Acrossus rufipes +10
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds113 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Wren +108
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
European Eel
- European EelAnguilla anguilla
Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Acrossus rufipes +10
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaFour-lined HorseflyAtylotus rusticusFour-lined HorseflyAtylotus rusticusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Events & activities nearby
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