Otterden Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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51.24831, 0.79353
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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 🅿️ The Plough Car Park 330m 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 🅿️ The Plough Car Park 330m 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Turtle Dove, Mediterranean Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Turtle Dove, Mediterranean Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Silky Forklet-moss +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Meadow Brown, Dark Bush-cricket +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Meadow Brown, Dark Bush-cricket +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 477 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 273 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 273 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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✦ 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
2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Nightingale · Raven · Blue Tit · Great Tit +30
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle +1
Badger Meles meles2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Helina evecta · Red-legged Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Athous bicolor · Orange Ladybird +34
Helina evecta Helina evecta Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Sand Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort +7
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Nightingale · Raven · Blue Tit · Great Tit +30
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle +1
Badger Meles meles2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Helina evecta · Red-legged Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Athous bicolor · Orange Ladybird +34
Helina evecta Helina evecta Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Sand Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort +7
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023 Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2023
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2023
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2023
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2022
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2022
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2022
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2022
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2022
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius2022
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021 Broom Fork-moss
Broom Fork-moss
Dicranum scoparium
Dicranum scoparium
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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