Findings Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
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🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.28963, 0.72232
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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
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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route682 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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7,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,146 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Brimstone · Glow-worm +24
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Ochre Brittlegill · Ugly Milkcap · Amanita citrina · Amanita'r Gwybed · Fairy Inkcap +26
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
- Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
- Birch WebcapCortinarius triumphans
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,146 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Brimstone · Glow-worm +24
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Ochre Brittlegill · Ugly Milkcap · Amanita citrina · Amanita'r Gwybed · Fairy Inkcap +26
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
- Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
- Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
- Birch WebcapCortinarius triumphans
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
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Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalciaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisAmpedus sanguineusAmpedus sanguineusAmpedus sanguineusAmpedus sanguineus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picaceaMagpie InkcapCoprinopsis picaceaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaPleated InkcapParasola plicatilisPleated InkcapParasola plicatilisCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiOrange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacumOrange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumGrey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissaGrey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissaBlushing MilkcapLactarius controversusBlushing MilkcapLactarius controversusBearded MilkcapLactarius pubescensBearded MilkcapLactarius pubescensRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaMilk White BrittlegillRussula delicaMilk White BrittlegillRussula delicaRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepaticaBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepaticaPoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024Cortinarius subbalaustinusCortinarius subbalaustinus2024Cortinarius subbalaustinusCortinarius subbalaustinus2024Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus2024Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus2024Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2024Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024Lilac BonnetMycena pura2024Lilac BonnetMycena pura2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2024Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2024