Slay's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
50.93989, 0.15212
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Early-purple Orchid, Bramble +187 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Footpath through Slay's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,795 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose · Chaffinch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Corizus hyoscyami · Green Shieldbug · Myzus (Myzus) varians +4
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Myzus (Myzus) variansMyzus (Myzus) varians2025
Bramble · Holly · Common Cow-wheat · Ivy · Pendulous Sedge +55
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- IvyHedera helix
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,795 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose · Chaffinch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Corizus hyoscyami · Green Shieldbug · Myzus (Myzus) varians +4
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Myzus (Myzus) variansMyzus (Myzus) varians2025
Bramble · Holly · Common Cow-wheat · Ivy · Pendulous Sedge +55
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- IvyHedera helix
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisOakQuercusOakQuercusPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.BayLaurus nobilisBayLaurus nobilisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWillowSalixWillowSalixDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae2024FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae2024