Witches Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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51.25904, 0.44797
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +33 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +33 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Plant Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +205 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Plant Bug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +205 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
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 Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map KCC Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 295 m 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
5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Anas platyrhynchos x · Magpie +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lagria hirta · 7-spot Ladybird · Torymus affinis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchestes rusci +31
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2023 Nut Leaf Weevil Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,425 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Anas platyrhynchos x · Magpie +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lagria hirta · 7-spot Ladybird · Torymus affinis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchestes rusci +31
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2023 Nut Leaf Weevil Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Strophosoma melanogrammum2023
Strophosoma melanogrammum2023
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus2023
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus2023
Kyklioacalles roboris Kyklioacalles roboris2023
Kyklioacalles roboris Kyklioacalles roboris2023
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2023
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2023
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2024
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2023
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2023
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2023
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2023
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Pirapion immune Pirapion immune2023
Pirapion immune Pirapion immune2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus2023
Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus2023
Athous campyloides Athous campyloides2023
Athous campyloides Athous campyloides2023
Lissodema denticollis Lissodema denticollis2023
Lissodema denticollis Lissodema denticollis2023
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2023
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2023
Orchestes Orchestes2023
Orchestes Orchestes2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense2023
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense2023
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2023
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2023
Anoplus plantaris Anoplus plantaris2023
Anoplus plantaris Anoplus plantaris2023
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea2023
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea2023 