Olivers Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
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51.36623, 0.22863
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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 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Samuel Palmer Trail Walking route ▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Priory Lane byway open to all traffic · 656 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 656 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Priory Lane byway open to all traffic · 100 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 100 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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
8,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Robin · Hobby · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Bat Chiroptera Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +25
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Robin · Hobby · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Bat Chiroptera Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +25
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer
Common Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
German Wasp Vespula germanica2024
German Wasp Vespula germanica2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Blue Mint Beetle Chrysolina coerulans2024
Blue Mint Beetle Chrysolina coerulans2024 