Hogbarn Wood
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.26519, 0.69098
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Linnet, Firecrest, Dunnock +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Firecrest · Dunnock · Song Thrush · Linnet · Kestrel +1
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Brimstone · Ringlet +13
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- PeacockAglais io
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Firecrest · Dunnock · Song Thrush · Linnet · Kestrel +1
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Brimstone · Ringlet +13
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- PeacockAglais io
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas