Hampton Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.15170, 0.96057
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cylindric Ditrichum · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Chalk Hill Blue +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Chalk Hill Blue +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wye National Nature Reserve Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Orange Tip Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacock Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Proposed NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 11 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Nackholt track byway open to all traffic · 1.3 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.3 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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
11,830 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,830 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
White-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket +7
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket Phaneroptera falcata Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,830 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
White-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket +7
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket Phaneroptera falcata Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
House-fly Musca domestica
House-fly Musca domestica
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 