North Court Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.14661, 1.19776
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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket, Sitaris muralis +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km 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 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 Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map 42 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 241 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 241 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 272 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 272 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.
Photos Skeletons of North Court Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Jackdaw +36
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Sitaris muralis · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle +13
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Jackdaw +36
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Sitaris muralis · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle +13
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 