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Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.21164, 0.75124
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km 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 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 32 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 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 477 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 273 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 273 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Holy Trinity Church, Charing Heath
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Wildlife to spot
3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +41
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Large White · Comma · Gatekeeper +6
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Comma Polygonia c-album2022 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +41
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Large White · Comma · Gatekeeper +6
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Comma Polygonia c-album2022 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2023
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Small White Pieris rapae2022
Small White Pieris rapae2022
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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