Cole Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.08139, 0.79204
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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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Knapweed +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Barren Strawberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Brimstone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path 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.
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Wildlife to spot
16,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Raven · Robin · Wren +20
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swift Apus apus Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Harlequin Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Earwig · Melanostoma scalare · Field Grasshopper +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Oak Mining Sawfly Common Knapweed · Common Fleabane · Creeping Bent · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +42
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024 Yorkshire-fog Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Raven · Robin · Wren +20
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swift Apus apus Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Harlequin Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Earwig · Melanostoma scalare · Field Grasshopper +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Oak Mining Sawfly Common Knapweed · Common Fleabane · Creeping Bent · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +42
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024 Yorkshire-fog Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Profenusa pygmaea
Profenusa pygmaea
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2024
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2024
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2024
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2024 Holcus lanatus2024
Holcus lanatus2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2024
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Common Sedge Carex nigra2024
Common Sedge Carex nigra2024
Horsetail Equisetum2024
Horsetail Equisetum2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2024
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2024
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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