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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.18126, 1.13833
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 ⛺ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Wren +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Wren +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle +164 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle +164 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass, Common Nettle, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grass, Common Nettle, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
16,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Wren +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum Mole · Badger · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +41
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Wren +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum Mole · Badger · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +41
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus2025
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Issus Issus
Issus Issus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pneumia Pneumia
Pneumia Pneumia
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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