West Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.14552, 1.06253
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
27 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 route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +40
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eurasian Serotine · Badger
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +40
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eurasian Serotine · Badger
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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