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Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.11557, 1.02268
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map Canal Path 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 Main Route Cycling route 199 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 199 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 198 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 198 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 339 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Greylag Goose · Coot · Little Grebe · Siskin +98
🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Himalayan Balsam · Flexuous Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Flexuous Bog-moss Sphagnum flexuosum2020 Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020 Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Greylag Goose · Coot · Little Grebe · Siskin +98
🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Himalayan Balsam · Flexuous Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Flexuous Bog-moss Sphagnum flexuosum2020 Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020 Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2021
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2021
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Large Walnut Aphid Panaphis juglandis
Large Walnut Aphid Panaphis juglandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Pipiza Pipiza2024
Pipiza Pipiza2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici2024
Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2023
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Myopa Myopa2023
Myopa Myopa2023
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2023
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2023
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2023
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2023
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2023
Onthophagus similis Onthophagus similis2021
Onthophagus similis Onthophagus similis2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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