Ryarsh Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.31733, 0.37888
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
- 🌿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 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coldrum Lanepublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +23
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
🌿Plants10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025
- Rubus vestitus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Snail Hunter · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +23
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
🌿Plants10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025
- Rubus vestitus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-winged Cone-head
Long-winged Cone-head
Conocephalus fuscus
Conocephalus fuscus
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaLuciliaLucilia2024LuciliaLucilia2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2024Rubus vestitus2025
Rubus vestitus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Rubus leptadenesRubus leptadenes2025Rubus leptadenesRubus leptadenes2025