Oldridge Wood - Grassland
8 ha
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🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.28274, 1.14000
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
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16,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Dunnock · Coot +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Beaver +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +14
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Dunnock · Coot +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Beaver +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +14
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Bicolorous Sawfly
Bicolorous Sawfly
Hemichroa australis2025
Hemichroa australis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata2025Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata2025