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Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.20401, 0.88461
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +14 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Beech Walk & Sculptures Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Comma Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Tip Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Proposed NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Footpath from Pear Tree Toll to Challock Church
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Wildlife to spot
4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird +17
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird +17
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2025
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2025
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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