Spratts Dane Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 98 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 98 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.28502, 0.64320
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 221m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 221m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Eyebright · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Small Quaker +283 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local 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 12 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 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 682 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 682 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 6 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
2,833 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,833 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,833 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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