Oldridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.28028, 1.13705
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 🅿️ Parking 480m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 480m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, Common Red Soldier Beetle +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, Common Red Soldier Beetle +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map 159 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 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on 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
15,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Coot · Great Tit · Moorhen +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Beaver · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle +14
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Coot · Great Tit · Moorhen +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Beaver · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle +14
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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