Harps Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.25318, 0.64327
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 🅿️ Parking 384m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 384m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Mute Swan, Coot, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 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 12 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 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 682 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 682 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Cereal crop towards Warren Wood
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Wildlife to spot
9,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Badger +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stripe-winged Grasshopper +2
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Jackdaw · Canada Goose +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Badger +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stripe-winged Grasshopper +2
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
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