Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.16516, 1.07588
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 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 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
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird +50
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird +50
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas