Stocking Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.26322, 0.90410
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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hazel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dotted Bee-fly, Stag Beetle +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Bramble, Holly +73 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Walk & Sculptures Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 737 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 737 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 209 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 209 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path 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
8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Batman Hoverfly · Face Fly · Eristalis tenax +16
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Batman Hoverfly · Face Fly · Eristalis tenax +16
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Phasia aurigera Phasia aurigera2024
Phasia aurigera Phasia aurigera2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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