Brewers Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.39961, 0.43089
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Darnley Trail
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route▾
Red Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
135 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m▾
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
25,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +32
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +32
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidusTawny CockroachEctobius pallidusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusMarble GallAndricus kollariMarble GallAndricus kollariRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusVernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictusVernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictusIassus scutellarisIassus scutellarisIassus scutellarisIassus scutellarisPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge pagana14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciEvents & activities nearby
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