Nine Acre Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.15814, 0.55946
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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
Photos
Footpath towards Staplehurst High Street
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Wildlife to spot
6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +37
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +37
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +23
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusEvents & activities nearby
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