Red Gate Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.19971, 1.14365
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +152 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +152 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 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 39 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 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Red Gate Shaw bridleway · 141 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 141 m Path type: bridleway
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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Wildlife to spot
16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Jay · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Orsillus depressus · Green Shieldbug · Myrmus miriformis +27
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Jay · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Orsillus depressus · Green Shieldbug · Myrmus miriformis +27
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025 