Howe Court Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.27626, 0.61174
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Azure Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Azure Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local 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 22 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 NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
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 Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Wren +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Wren +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 