Chantry Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.23005, 0.85181
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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route273 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route562 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 562 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
8 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
5,570 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,570 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Chaffinch +36
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +11
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,570 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Chaffinch +36
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta +11
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusEvents & activities nearby
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