Went Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin +24
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Grasshopper · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Green Shieldbug +38
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Clustered Feather-moss · Short-leaved Pocket-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +34
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024 Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2024 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024 Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin +24
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Grasshopper · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Green Shieldbug +38
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Clustered Feather-moss · Short-leaved Pocket-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +34
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024 Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2024 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024 Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Aphodius Aphodius
Aphodius Aphodius
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2024
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2024
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2024
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2024
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2024
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius2024
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2024
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024
Dicranella howei Dicranella howei2024
Dicranella howei Dicranella howei2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2024
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2024
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2024
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2024
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2024
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2024
Bark Signal-moss Sematophyllum substrumulosum2024
Bark Signal-moss Sematophyllum substrumulosum2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2024
Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla2024
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2024
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2024
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2024
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2024
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2024
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2024
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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