Whitewick Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.07185, 0.78972
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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 🌿 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 — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Peregrine +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Peregrine +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elegant Silk-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Lateral Cryphaea +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 622 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 622 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.4 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.
Photos Broken stile entering Whitewick Wood
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Myodes
Myodes
Myodes2021
Myodes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Red-tailed Bumblebee
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus lapidarius2023
Bombus lapidarius2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2023
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2024
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2022
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2022
Heterocerus fenestratus Heterocerus fenestratus2021
Heterocerus fenestratus Heterocerus fenestratus2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2024
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2023
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2022
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2022
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2022
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2022
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2022
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2022
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2022
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2022
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2022
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2021
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2021
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2021
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2021
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2021
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2021
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2021
Cercyon bifenestratus Cercyon bifenestratus2021
Cercyon bifenestratus Cercyon bifenestratus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2021
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2021
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2021
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2021 Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
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