Twenty Acre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.12599, 0.77841
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Meadow Brown +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Meadow Brown +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Godinton Park Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Brimstone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Comma Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Tip Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
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
3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small Heath +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small Heath +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 Glow-worm
Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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