Pitt Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.23073, 1.17736
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Collared Dove +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Collared Dove +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km 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 North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 262 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 262 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ileden Lane bridleway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.3 km Path type: service
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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27,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,346 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Magpie · Jackdaw +22
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Glow-worm · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Pied Shieldbug +35
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,346 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Magpie · Jackdaw +22
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Glow-worm · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Pied Shieldbug +35
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Bibio Bibio
Bibio Bibio
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Sitona Sitona
Sitona Sitona
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Meligethes Meligethes
Meligethes Meligethes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura2025
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 