Yaugher Woods ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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51.34043, 0.61418
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Coach Park 42m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Coach Park 42m away — 12 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
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Rufous Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Rufous Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to Grain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map (A2)<>(NCN1) Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 460 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 460 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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19,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,732 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Alauda arvensis arvensis Alauda arvensis arvensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger · Common Shrew +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rufous Grasshopper · Volucella inanis · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,732 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Alauda arvensis arvensis Alauda arvensis arvensis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger · Common Shrew +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rufous Grasshopper · Volucella inanis · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Shrew
Water Shrew
Neomys fodiens2025
Neomys fodiens2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2025 Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Lophosia fasciata Lophosia fasciata
Lophosia fasciata Lophosia fasciata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Red-shanked Carder Bee Bombus ruderarius
Red-shanked Carder Bee Bombus ruderarius
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 