Oval barrow in Shrub's Wood
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.17353, 1.00179
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Yellowhammer
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Yellowhammer
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Lepra amara, Lepraria incana s. str. +67 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Duke of Burgundy, Small Heath, Common Blue +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Ribwort Plantain +76 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route797 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 797 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route429 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Raven · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket · Ophion crassicornis · Broad Centurion · Swollen-thighed Beetle +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Sickle-bearing Bush-cricketPhaneroptera falcata2025
- Ophion crassicornisOphion crassicornis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Bramble · False Oat-grass · Yorkshire-fog · Ribwort Plantain · Germander Speedwell +48
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- OakQuercus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Raven · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket · Ophion crassicornis · Broad Centurion · Swollen-thighed Beetle +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Sickle-bearing Bush-cricketPhaneroptera falcata2025
- Ophion crassicornisOphion crassicornis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Bramble · False Oat-grass · Yorkshire-fog · Ribwort Plantain · Germander Speedwell +48
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- OakQuercus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Ophion mocsaryi agg.Ophion mocsaryi agg.2024Ophion mocsaryi agg.Ophion mocsaryi agg.2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Cock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineLarchLarixLarchLarixHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumLindenTiliaLindenTiliaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis