Stream Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.22774, 0.68606
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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, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Short-leaved Pocket-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 19 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 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 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 🦌 Mammals 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +8
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Ruddy Darter +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 🦌 Mammals 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +8
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Ruddy Darter +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2025
Rattus norvegicus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2023
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2023
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 Brown Heath Robberfly
Brown Heath Robberfly
Machimus cingulatus
Machimus cingulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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