Countryfields Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 164 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 164 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.07797, 0.89194
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 390m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 390m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hyacinthoides, Hornbeam +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +34 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2026
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brimstone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
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 14.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 14.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Byway and footpath junction in Pierland Wood
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4,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter +10
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Ruddy Darter Bramble · Hornbeam · Hyacinthoides
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter +10
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Ruddy Darter Bramble · Hornbeam · Hyacinthoides
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Small Mouse Muridae2023
Small Mouse Muridae2023 Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Oodes helopioides Oodes helopioides
Oodes helopioides Oodes helopioides
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 