Pookwell Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.05036, 0.60433
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths 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
5,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +8
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Large Red Damselfly Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +8
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Large Red Damselfly Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 