The Oaks ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.33770, 1.01060
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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 — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Willow Road public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Royal Avenue (CW78) public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Royal Avenue (CW78) public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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✦ 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
18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Wren +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger · Field Grasshopper +29
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Wren +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger · Field Grasshopper +29
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2025
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Thecophora Thecophora2025
Thecophora Thecophora2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2025
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025 