Cockney's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
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51.29905, 0.23870
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Ramble, Knole Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC Trails Cycling route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse
Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Small White +25
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse
Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Small White +25
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 