Twelve Acre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.01553, 0.74205
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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 — Turtle Dove, Starling, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Starling, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Wavy Beard-moss +1 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Riband Wave +199 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Riband Wave +199 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 622 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 622 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 290 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 290 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 74 m National Cycle Network On-road 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
2,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Turtle Dove · Starling · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Bat
Badger Meles meles2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2020 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2022 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2020 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +27
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Turtle Dove · Starling · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Bat
Badger Meles meles2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2020 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2022 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2020 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +27
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum2023
Social Pear Spinner Neurotoma saltuum2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2022
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2022
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2022
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2022
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2021
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2019
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
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