Knock Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 41 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.08437, 0.70410
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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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Beautiful Demoiselle, Batman Hoverfly +201 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Beautiful Demoiselle, Batman Hoverfly +201 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 47 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 346 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 346 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 16 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 36 m National Cycle Network On-road 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
11,263 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Woodpigeon +20
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +47
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Woodpigeon +20
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +47
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2024
Stictoleptura scutellata Stictoleptura scutellata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024 