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Chittenden Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕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
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Horse riding

Best for

6 activities

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Good match

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route714 m

Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.1 km

Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2023

Rudd

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2024

White-legged Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter +24

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Leucopis glyphinivoraLeucopis glyphinivora2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022

🌿

Plants44 species

spring

2024

Even Scalewort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Bulrush · Lyell's Bristle-moss +39

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2023
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2023
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2023
CryphaeaCryphaea2023
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2023
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2023

Rudd

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2024

White-legged Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter +24

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Leucopis glyphinivoraLeucopis glyphinivora2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022

🌿

Plants44 species

spring

2024

Even Scalewort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Bulrush · Lyell's Bristle-moss +39

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2023
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2023
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2023
CryphaeaCryphaea2023
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2023
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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