Whiddet's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.34576, 1.10936
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 — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
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 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
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
22,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Bank Vole · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
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