Woolwich Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
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51.19681, 1.19356
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 94m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 94m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Wild Carrot, Yarrow +84 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Red Dead-nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 262 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 262 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 247 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
5,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox +3
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri +6
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox +3
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri +6
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2025
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2025
Apodemus Apodemus2024
Apodemus Apodemus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2024
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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