Lenacre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Dover Getting here
51.16291, 1.28303
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Wart-biter, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Wart-biter, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridleway bridleway · 69 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 69 m Path type: unclassified
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
16,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 