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Godfrey's Wood

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📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +209 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +209 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route477 m

Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route130 m

Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8 m

Named routeRef 17Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route525 m

Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route320 m

Named routeRef 17Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Firecrest · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +34

FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects46 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +41

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2025
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2025
Triarthria setipennisTriarthria setipennis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025
Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2025
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Twig-cutting WeevilInvolvulus icosandriae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025

🌿

Plants26 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +21

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2025
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2025
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Firecrest · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +34

FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects46 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +41

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2025
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2025
Triarthria setipennisTriarthria setipennis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025
Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2025
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Twig-cutting WeevilInvolvulus icosandriae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025

🌿

Plants26 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +21

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2025
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2025
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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