Shadows Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.12054, 1.18514
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
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 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
SeafrontCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Folkestone WestCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
to the Town Centre (NCR2)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to the EurotunnelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Chaffinch +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
Cychramus luteus · Cantharis decipiens · Birch Leaf Roller · Rhagonycha lignosa · Nut Leaf Weevil +6
- Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus
- Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
- Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae
- Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
- Dromius quadrimaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Chaffinch +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
Cychramus luteus · Cantharis decipiens · Birch Leaf Roller · Rhagonycha lignosa · Nut Leaf Weevil +6
- Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus
- Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
- Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae
- Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
- Dromius quadrimaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Events & activities nearby
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