Callow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › Dover Getting here
51.15448, 1.21112
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 85 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 85 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 303 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 303 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Farm track near Callow and Fidge's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Barn Owl +46
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm
Dark Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm +2
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Barn Owl +46
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm
Dark Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm +2
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Rhagonycha fulva2024
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