Pollardsdane Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.22018, 0.82973
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 on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach £ 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, Tawny Owl, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Walk & Sculptures Walking route ▾
Named route 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 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 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Orange Tip Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 80 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 80 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Squids Gate Lane byway open to all traffic · 791 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 791 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Gate on a track into Longbeech Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,854 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Robin +35
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sphaerophoria scripta Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea +3
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,854 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Robin +35
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sphaerophoria scripta Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea +3
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
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