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Grove Wood

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Cylindric Beard-moss, Red Beard-moss +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Cylindric Beard-moss, Red Beard-moss +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Oak, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route273 m

Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 17Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route235 m

Named routeRef 17Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 17Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,154 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,154 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

spring

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +30

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Mole · Badger · Yellow-necked Mouse +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2023
BadgerMeles meles2020
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Red-legged Shieldbug +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Agapanthia carduiAgapanthia cardui2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2022
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019

🌿

Plants39 species

winter

2026

Cylindric Beard-moss · Red Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Frizzled Pincushion +34

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,154 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

spring

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +30

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Mole · Badger · Yellow-necked Mouse +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2023
BadgerMeles meles2020
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2019
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Red-legged Shieldbug +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Agapanthia carduiAgapanthia cardui2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2022
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019

🌿

Plants39 species

winter

2026

Cylindric Beard-moss · Red Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Frizzled Pincushion +34

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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