Cuckoo Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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51.29368, 0.52345
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum, Common Liverwort, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Limnephilus marmoratus, Harlequin Ladybird +206 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Limnephilus marmoratus, Harlequin Ladybird +206 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
13,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Limnephilus lunatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus marmoratus +31
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Tipula paludosa Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hazel Dormouse 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Limnephilus lunatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus marmoratus +31
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Tipula paludosa Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae2025
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhipidia Rhipidia2025
Rhipidia Rhipidia2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus2025
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2025
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Agraylea Agraylea2025
Agraylea Agraylea2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Allygus Allygus2025
Allygus Allygus2025
Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus2025
Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025 