Coombe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.11269, 1.17456
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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🚴 Cycling trails🥾 Walking trails
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Cycling trails listed
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Corridors to the countryside Walking route ▾
Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to Folkestone West Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,844 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Magpie · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Wheatear +41
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Cychramus luteus · Cantharis decipiens · Glow-worm · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Birch Leaf Roller +26
Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus2025 Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025 Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,844 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Magpie · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Wheatear +41
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Cychramus luteus · Cantharis decipiens · Glow-worm · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Birch Leaf Roller +26
Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus2025 Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025 Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Anommatus Anommatus
Anommatus Anommatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2025
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2025
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2025
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2025
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2024
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2024
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Lasius emarginatus Lasius emarginatus2024
Lasius emarginatus Lasius emarginatus2024 