Catsbury Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.27348, 0.83313
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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🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Creeks Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 48 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 198 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 198 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebell and primrose growing in a tree stump, Eastling
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Wildlife to spot
4,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,967 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clustered Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap +22
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,967 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clustered Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap +22
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dwarf Feather-moss
Dwarf Feather-moss
Microeurhynchium pumilum
Microeurhynchium pumilum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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