Elhampark Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland31 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
51.16909, 1.08379
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Raven · Chaffinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +48
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Raven · Chaffinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +48
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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