Ridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.33920, 0.35686
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Carder Bee +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Carder Bee +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ridge Lane byway open to all traffic · 344 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 344 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Ridge Lane byway open to all traffic · 200 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 200 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway junction in Ridge Wood
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 2ddf914b-42e0-48bb-813c-aed8e068dc9e
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
5,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 5,082 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Rufous Grasshopper · Common Blue · Small Heath +17
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,082 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Rufous Grasshopper · Common Blue · Small Heath +17
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024 