Maplehurst Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.15010, 0.57434
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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 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lepra amara, Oak Moss, Netted Shield Lichen +105 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lepra amara, Oak Moss, Netted Shield Lichen +105 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +41 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wild Garlic and Bluebells in Maplehurst Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +34
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · House Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +19
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +23
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +34
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · House Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +19
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +23
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Diplocladius cultriger Diplocladius cultriger
Diplocladius cultriger Diplocladius cultriger
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Hornet Vespa crabro2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare 