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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.27351, 0.85936
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 🅿️ Parking 151m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 151m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +131 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Common Pincushion, Streaky Feather-moss +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Common Pincushion, Streaky Feather-moss +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Creeks Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking 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 Swale Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 48 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 198 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 198 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath junction near Walk Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +18
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Face Fly +23
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Syrphus Syrphus2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +18
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Face Fly +23
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Syrphus Syrphus2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania Phania2025
Phania Phania2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum
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