Enclosures W of Woodlands 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.23697, 1.16859
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 262 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 262 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 247 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
26,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Swift · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blackbird +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Swift · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blackbird +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Bibio Bibio
Bibio Bibio
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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