Putt Wood
✦ Ancient woodland25 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.30361, 0.83859
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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
- 🅿️Parking 366m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 366m 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,484 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +27
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,484 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Badger · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +27
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
