Coxenhall Shaw - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.31989, 0.38401
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 km5 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
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coldrum Lanepublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: track
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Blackcap +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- SquirrelSciurus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Psococerastis gibbosa +30
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
🌿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
12,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Blackcap +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- SquirrelSciurus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Psococerastis gibbosa +30
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
🌿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
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaOnthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannaeSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaAphodius fimetariusAphodius fimetariusAphodius fimetariusAphodius fimetariusCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaRubus vestitus2025
Rubus vestitus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Rubus leptadenesRubus leptadenes2025Rubus leptadenesRubus leptadenes2025