Ravensdane Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.22335, 0.80715
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 293m away — 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 293m away — 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Forked Veilwort, Wood Bristle-moss +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Hairy Shieldbug +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Hairy Shieldbug +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional 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 Fens & Dragonflys Walk Walking route ▾
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 477 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 273 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 273 m 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
1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
Helina evecta Helina evecta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion +6
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
Helina evecta Helina evecta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion +6
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2025
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum 