Marshall Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.22778, 0.65083
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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
- 🐕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
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
10 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 route5 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route682 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Water Lanebyway open to all traffic · 441 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 441 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
4,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,785 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Little Egret · Little Owl · Blackcap · Redwing · Robin +5
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger +10
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Capillary Thread-moss · Flat Neckera · Green Yoke-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss +22
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Fox-tail Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,785 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Little Egret · Little Owl · Blackcap · Redwing · Robin +5
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Badger +10
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Capillary Thread-moss · Flat Neckera · Green Yoke-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss +22
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Fox-tail Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red FoxVulpes vulpesRed FoxVulpes vulpesField VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025BatChiroptera2023BatChiroptera2023Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2021Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2021Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusWavy 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 lyelliiClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaEvents & activities nearby
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