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Deanmead Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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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
📍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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silesian Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, Slender Mouse-tail Moss +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glow-worm, Lunar Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Lunar Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 65 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 65 mPath type: track

Plug Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 385 mPath type: track

Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 175 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 175 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

9,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +67

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Bat +2

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
BatChiroptera2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects43 species

autumn

2025

Glow-worm · Lunar Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
AphodiusAphodius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
MallowLarentia clavaria2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2019

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2024

Silesian Feather-moss · Slender Mouse-tail Moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort · Juicy Silk-moss +10

Silesian Feather-mossHerzogiella seligeri
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2022
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2022
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2022
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2022
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2022
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2022
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2022
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2022
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2022
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2022
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +67

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Bat +2

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
BatChiroptera2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects43 species

autumn

2025

Glow-worm · Lunar Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Box Tree Moth · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
AphodiusAphodius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
MallowLarentia clavaria2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2019

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2024

Silesian Feather-moss · Slender Mouse-tail Moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort · Juicy Silk-moss +10

Silesian Feather-mossHerzogiella seligeri
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2022
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2022
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2022
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2022
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2022
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2022
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2022
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2022
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2022
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2022
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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