Simmonds's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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51.20044, 0.72589
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Common Puffball, Candlesnuff Fungus +40 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Common Puffball, Candlesnuff Fungus +40 more · last seen 2024
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hair-pointed Feather-moss, Wall Scalewort, Silky Wall Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits, Veiled Oyster
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 477 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 8 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 525 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
3,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,719 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Natterer's Bat Large White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Emperor Dragonfly · Silver-washed Fritillary +13
Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Comma Polygonia c-album2022 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2022 Small White Pieris rapae Common Puffball · Candlesnuff Fungus · Snakeskin Grisette · Meadow Waxcap · Trooping Funnel +4
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Snakeskin Grisette Amanita ceciliae Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Deceiver Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,719 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Natterer's Bat Large White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Emperor Dragonfly · Silver-washed Fritillary +13
Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Comma Polygonia c-album2022 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2022 Small White Pieris rapae Common Puffball · Candlesnuff Fungus · Snakeskin Grisette · Meadow Waxcap · Trooping Funnel +4
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Snakeskin Grisette Amanita ceciliae Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Deceiver Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis nattereri2023
Myotis nattereri2023
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 2022
2022
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Green-veined White Pieris napi2022
Green-veined White Pieris napi2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Laccaria laccata
Laccaria laccata
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans 