Heane Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.08907, 1.06945
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Canal PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
to the EurotunnelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
36,353 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
36,353 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Redstart · Rook · Raven · Turtle Dove · Mediterranean Gull +37
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐝Insects48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +43
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Forked Veilwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,353 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Redstart · Rook · Raven · Turtle Dove · Mediterranean Gull +37
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐝Insects48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +43
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Forked Veilwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
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