Southpark Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.18957, 0.67298
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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 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Len Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath leads past Southpark Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · House Martin +46
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Feral Ferret
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Feral Ferret Mustela putorius subsp. furo2020 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 16-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Dock Beetle · Gatekeeper +12
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · House Martin +46
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Feral Ferret
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Feral Ferret Mustela putorius subsp. furo2020 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 16-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Dock Beetle · Gatekeeper +12
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capsus ater Capsus ater2021
Capsus ater Capsus ater2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2020
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2020
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
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