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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.13386, 1.13474
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Footman, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Common Footman, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silky Forklet-moss, Bluebell, Rambling Tail-moss · last seen 2018; Plants — Silky Forklet-moss, Bluebell, Rambling Tail-moss · last seen 2018
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map to the Eurotunnel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 856 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 856 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +46
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Brown Rat
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Scaeva pyrastri · Pterostichus oblongopunctatus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hazel Leaf-roller · Violet Ground Beetle +2
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023 Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +46
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Brown Rat
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Scaeva pyrastri · Pterostichus oblongopunctatus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hazel Leaf-roller · Violet Ground Beetle +2
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023 Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenurella melanura
Stenurella melanura
Stenurella melanura2024
Stenurella melanura2024
Leiopus linnei/nebulosus Leiopus linnei/nebulosus2024
Leiopus linnei/nebulosus Leiopus linnei/nebulosus2024 