Dunstall Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.21090, 0.67045
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route525 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
3,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,583 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Martin · Robin · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +22
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Badger · Red Fox +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects18 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 16-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Eriothrix rufomaculata +13
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
🌿Plants35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Flat Neckera +30
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,583 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Martin · Robin · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +22
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Badger · Red Fox +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects18 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 16-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Eriothrix rufomaculata +13
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
🌿Plants35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Flat Neckera +30
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo2020Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo2020Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2023Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2021Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2021Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2021Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2021Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2020Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2020Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesBroom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2020Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2020Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2020Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2020Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2020Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020Mountain Fork-mossDicranum montanum2020Mountain Fork-mossDicranum montanum2020Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2020Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2020Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2020Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2020Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2020White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2020Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2020Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2020Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2020Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020