Lympne Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.07469, 1.02682
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Monkey Businesspublic footpath · 1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: path
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
Canal PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,487 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Green Sandpiper · Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Egyptian Goose +51
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Marble Screw-moss · River Feather-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Maidenhair Pocket-moss
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
- Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,487 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Green Sandpiper · Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Egyptian Goose +51
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Marble Screw-moss · River Feather-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Maidenhair Pocket-moss
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2025
- Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly
Fenusa dohrnii2025
Fenusa dohrnii2025
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Rhagonycha luteaRhagonycha lutea2025Rhagonycha luteaRhagonycha lutea2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025