Spong Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.15833, 1.03537
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £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 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route636 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 636 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route333 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 333 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,339 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,339 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Badger
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Slow-worm
🐝Insects61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Blue · Small White · Syrphus · Common Darter +56
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,339 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Wren +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Badger
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Slow-worm
🐝Insects61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Blue · Small White · Syrphus · Common Darter +56
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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