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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Footpath through Hope Shaw Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +40
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +21
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025 Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025 Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +40
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +21
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025 Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2025 Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2025
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2025
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2025
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2025
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2025
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2025
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025 