Cream Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Bank Haircap +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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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8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nicholson's Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · White-tipped Bristle-moss +22
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Field Vole · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nicholson's Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · White-tipped Bristle-moss +22
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Yoke-moss
Green Yoke-moss
Zygodon viridissimus
Zygodon viridissimus
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024 