Stumble Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.06929, 0.63494
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Robin, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 47 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 346 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 346 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 16 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 36 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 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.
Photos Double gates on an access track into Stumble Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,861 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Robin +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,861 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Robin +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lapidarius2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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