Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.28105, 0.65439
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 📍 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Eyebright · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown +233 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown +233 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 15 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 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 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 525 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
3,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Mole
Badger Meles meles2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Mole
Badger Meles meles2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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