East Blean Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 101 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 101 ha
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51.33762, 1.13988
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Heath Fritillary +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Heath Fritillary +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 6 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 504 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 504 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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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22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse +5
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +19
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse +5
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +19
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 