Quarry Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.23494, 0.53192
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
- 🌿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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
KCC Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
28 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
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route280 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,494 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Wren · Blue Tit +41
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +29
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,494 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Wren · Blue Tit +41
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +29
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosumStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum