Gorham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.29920, 0.66044
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +227 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +227 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Len Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 541 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 541 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 324 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 324 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2 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
3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee · Sicus ferrugineus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee · Sicus ferrugineus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 