Woodcock Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
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51.15785, 0.12909
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Candelaria concolor, Myriolecis hagenii +78 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Candelaria concolor, Myriolecis hagenii +78 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Common Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +115 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oakenden Lane public footpath · 556 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 556 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 488 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 488 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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
1,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Fallow Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2020 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2020 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Spindle · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +18
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Spindle Euonymus europaeus2020 Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Fallow Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2020 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2020 Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Spindle · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +18
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Spindle Euonymus europaeus2020 Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
2025
2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2020
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2020
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2020
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2020
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2020
Ramsons Allium ursinum2020
Ramsons Allium ursinum2020
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2020
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2020
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2020
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2020
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2020
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2020
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum2020
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum2020
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2020
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2020
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2020
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2020
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2020 