Newfoundland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.08909, 0.73709
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 🌿 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🌿 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Nuttall's Waterweed, Even Scalewort · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, White-legged Damselfly, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, White-legged Damselfly, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 47 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 346 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 346 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path 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
2,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Blackcap +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Swift Apus apus2018 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2018 Goosander Mergus merganser2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Bank Vole · Field Vole
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle · Azure Damselfly +26
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2018 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Blackcap +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Swift Apus apus2018 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2018 Goosander Mergus merganser2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Bank Vole · Field Vole
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Glow-worm · Rosemary Beetle · Azure Damselfly +26
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2018 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2018
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2018
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2018
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2018
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2018
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2018
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2018
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2018
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2018
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2020
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2018
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2018
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2018
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2018
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2018
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2018
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2018
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