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Chalkhole Shaw

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Roesel's Bush-cricket +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Roesel's Bush-cricket +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Common Pocket-moss +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Common Pocket-moss +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Swale Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route168 m

Named routeRef 1Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route80 m

Named routeRef 1Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route288 m

Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route198 m

Named routeRef 1Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route207 m

Named routeRef 1Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2025

Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss +14

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2025

Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss +14

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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