Great Blacklands Carvet Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.14209, 1.07376
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 472m away — 2 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 472m away — 2 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 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
Route HF33Walking route▾
Named routeRef HF33
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route642 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
10,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,039 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Eurasian Serotine · Mole · Apodemus · Water Shrew · Hedgehog +2
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- ApodemusApodemus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Box Bug +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Scaeva pyrastri
Sand-hill Screw-moss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,039 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Eurasian Serotine · Mole · Apodemus · Water Shrew · Hedgehog +2
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- ApodemusApodemus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Box Bug +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Scaeva pyrastri
Sand-hill Screw-moss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Cheilosia barbataCheilosia barbata2025Cheilosia barbataCheilosia barbata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025ConopidaeConopidae2025ConopidaeConopidae2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025