Hartnips Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
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51.35121, 0.21751
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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 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +88 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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Samuel Palmer Trail Walking route ▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
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 Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Upper Austin Lodge Road public footpath · 249 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 249 m Path type: service
Show on map Upper Austin Lodge Road public footpath · 2.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.1 km Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath in Hartnips Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +14
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +14
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 