Grinnels Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.30289, 0.63956
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown +241 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Isothecium myosuroides +33 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local 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 Pond Farm Road public footpath · 279 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 279 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 16 m 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.
Photos Footpaths into Grinnels Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Badger +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Badger +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Tree Bumblebee +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2023
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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