Godfrey Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.08509, 0.74295
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Nuttall's Waterweed, Even Scalewort · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 18 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 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 ✦ 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
2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · House Sparrow +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +14
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · House Sparrow +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +14
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus lapidarius2023
Bombus lapidarius2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021 