Ridley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.35190, 0.31614
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata +24 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata +24 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Forked Veilwort, Bifid Crestwort +2 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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
5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Batman Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inflata · Nettle Groundbug +4
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024 Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blue Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Batman Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inflata · Nettle Groundbug +4
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024 Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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