Reinden Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 65 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 65 ha
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51.12911, 1.16924
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Cantharis decipiens, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cychramus luteus +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to Folkestone West Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map to the Town Centre (NCR2) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to the Eurotunnel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
9,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Cantharis decipiens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cychramus luteus · Birch Leaf Roller · Malthinus seriepunctatus +18
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Cantharis decipiens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cychramus luteus · Birch Leaf Roller · Malthinus seriepunctatus +18
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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