Silcock's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.05720, 0.78833
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 🌿 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 🌿 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 — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 622 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 622 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 290 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 290 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Tit · Quail
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Quail Coturnix coturnix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +22
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Vestal Cuckoo Bee Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Tit · Quail
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Quail Coturnix coturnix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +22
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Vestal Cuckoo Bee Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus vestalis2024
Bombus vestalis2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023 