Gadsby Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.12434, 0.72788
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 📍 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, House Sparrow, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, House Sparrow, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +46 more · last seen 2024; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 47 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Gadsby Lane (byway track)
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Wildlife to spot
3,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,372 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Wren · Stock Dove · Mallard +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Field Grasshopper · Brown Hawker · Hornet +10
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,372 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Wren · Stock Dove · Mallard +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Roesel's Bush-cricket · Beautiful Demoiselle · Field Grasshopper · Brown Hawker · Hornet +10
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Onthophagus medius Onthophagus medius2021
Onthophagus medius Onthophagus medius2021
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor2021
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Otophorus haemorrhoidalis2021
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Otophorus haemorrhoidalis2021
Esymus pusillus Esymus pusillus2021
Esymus pusillus Esymus pusillus2021
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2021
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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