Walderchain Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.18939, 1.16571
Open directionsv
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route247 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 247 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,343 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,343 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +43
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,343 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +43
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEvents & activities nearby
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