Hatchfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
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51.37132, 0.28116
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 🍄 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata +24 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata +24 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Harold's Way 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 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Red Metal fencing on footpath
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Wildlife to spot
5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin · Blue Tit +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +18
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin · Blue Tit +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +18
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2022
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 