Lyoak Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South East › Dover Getting here
51.15197, 1.21477
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Drilus flavescens, Dark Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 37 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 EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 85 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 85 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 303 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 303 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · House Sparrow +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Drilus flavescens · Dark Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · House Sparrow +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Drilus flavescens · Dark Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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