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Oak Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

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 — Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route352 m

Named routeRef 2Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route684 m

Named routeRef 2Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

wintersummer

2026

Nuthatch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Blackbird +26

NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Bat · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse

BatChiroptera
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Glow-worm · Emerald Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +18

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Yellow-rattle · Bluebell · Moschatel · Wood Forget-me-not · Enchanter's-nightshade +6

Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

wintersummer

2026

Nuthatch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Blackbird +26

NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Bat · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse

BatChiroptera
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Glow-worm · Emerald Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +18

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Yellow-rattle · Bluebell · Moschatel · Wood Forget-me-not · Enchanter's-nightshade +6

Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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