Peckham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.32824, 0.28108
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 🌿 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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort, Bifid Crestwort +1 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Oldbury Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Enjoy this scenic circular walk from Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill, which offers fine views across the Kentish countryside while passing through an area of mixed woodland as well as fish ponds and an old quarry, possibly dating to the Roman period.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local 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 Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 8cb947c4-d81a-43e5-b921-912c9dd72b8f
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
1,399 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 1,399 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Skylark · Chiffchaff · Stock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Whitethroat +45
Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2020 Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Jersey Tiger · Ledra aurita · Oak Bush-cricket · Vine Weevil +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,399 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Skylark · Chiffchaff · Stock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Whitethroat +45
Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2020 Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Jersey Tiger · Ledra aurita · Oak Bush-cricket · Vine Weevil +5
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2021
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2020
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2020 