Yawlings Wood
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.20653, 1.03328
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
- 🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 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
- 🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grass, White Clover, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Common Blue +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Common Blue +118 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route738 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Stile and footpath junction near Yawlings Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +28
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Grass · White Clover · Upright Hedge-parsley · Black Medick +31
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- GrassPoaceae
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Mouse-EarCerastium
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +28
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Grass · White Clover · Upright Hedge-parsley · Black Medick +31
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- GrassPoaceae
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Mouse-EarCerastium
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas