Hartley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Stinky Knight, Yellow Knight +25 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Stinky Knight, Yellow Knight +25 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Wood Hedgehog, Penny Bun, Terracotta Hedgehog
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darnley Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 34 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 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 762 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 762 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Length 89 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Drive restricted byway · 111 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 111 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Pescot Avenue restricted byway · 360 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 360 m Path type: residential
Show on map The Drive restricted byway · 306 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 306 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
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
20,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Starling · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bootanomyia dorsalis +19
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Bootanomyia dorsalis Bootanomyia dorsalis2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Birch Knight · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blushing Milkcap · Aniseed Funnel · Razor Strop Fungus +13
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Coral Brittlegill Russula velenovskyi Orange Birch Bolete Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Starling · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bootanomyia dorsalis +19
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Bootanomyia dorsalis Bootanomyia dorsalis2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Birch Knight · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blushing Milkcap · Aniseed Funnel · Razor Strop Fungus +13
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Coral Brittlegill Russula velenovskyi Orange Birch Bolete Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2024
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Stinking Brittlegill Russula foetens
Stinking Brittlegill Russula foetens
Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheus
Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheus
Grey Milkcap Lactarius vietus2024
Grey Milkcap Lactarius vietus2024
Yellow Knight Tricholoma equestre2024
Yellow Knight Tricholoma equestre2024
Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum2024
Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum2024
Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus2024
Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus2024
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2024
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2024
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum2024
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum2024
Wood Hedgehog Hydnum repandum2024
Wood Hedgehog Hydnum repandum2024
White Saddle Helvella crispa2024
White Saddle Helvella crispa2024 