Lion Wood
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.34390, 0.34125
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Heath +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Heath +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
5,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Song Thrush +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Badger
Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +11
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Song Thrush +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Badger
Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +11
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024