Oxley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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51.23015, 0.71380
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Protoblastenia rupestris, Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens, Physcia adscendens +58 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Protoblastenia rupestris, Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens, Physcia adscendens +58 more · last seen 2014
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Floating Crystalwort · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +187 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +187 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km 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 Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 21 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 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
4,523 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,523 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Wren +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 30 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,523 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Wren +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 30 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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