Pine Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.27795, 1.14995
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 🅿️ Parking 347m 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 🅿️ Parking 347m 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silver-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map The List public footpath · 148 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 148 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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
7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Rat +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Beaver Castor fiber Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Rat +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Beaver Castor fiber Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Stag Beetle +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 2025
2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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