Planted Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.15469, 1.02045
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
3,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,488 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Starling · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Barn Owl +12
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Blue · Brown Argus · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +45
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,488 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Starling · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Barn Owl +12
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Blue · Brown Argus · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +45
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorClouded YellowColias croceus2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Ophion crassicornisOphion crassicornis2024Ophion crassicornisOphion crassicornis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small BlueCupido minimus2019Small BlueCupido minimus2019Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Ophion mocsaryi agg.Ophion mocsaryi agg.2024Ophion mocsaryi agg.Ophion mocsaryi agg.2024Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022Lissonota fundatorLissonota fundator2021Lissonota fundatorLissonota fundator2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2020Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2020Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2020Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2020Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2020Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2020Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2020Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2019Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2019EupeodesEupeodes2019EupeodesEupeodes2019Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2019Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019