Longham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 39 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
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51.27815, 0.59969
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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 +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia caesia, Myriolecis dispersa, Melanelixia subaurifera +25 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia caesia, Myriolecis dispersa, Melanelixia subaurifera +25 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wavy Beard-moss, Japanese Knotweed +39 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm, Bumblebee +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm, Bumblebee +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 23 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 443 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 443 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.
Photos Longham Wood from Crismill Lane
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Wildlife to spot
2,288 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +12
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bank Vole 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Rufous Grasshopper +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +12
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bank Vole 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Rufous Grasshopper +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myodes glareolus2025
Myodes glareolus2025
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 2024
2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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