Well Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.21028, 0.89268
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 🌿 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Wood Bristle-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Beech Walk & Sculptures Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
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 Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.3 km 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
5,574 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,574 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +9
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Violet Ground Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,574 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +9
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Violet Ground Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus2025
Carabus violaceus2025
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2025
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2025
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes2025
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2025
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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