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Description
A large area of woodland managed by the Forestry Commission, whilst the woodland is mostly coniferous, there are areas of deciduous trees for added interest.
(*1) (press STAR on map), the woodland North of the car park is called Park Wood, this ever changing part of woodland has some clear-felled areas with scrubland making it good for (Κοινό) Αηδόνι and Θαμνοτριλιστής, other clear areas have Δεντροκελάδα, Θαμνοφυλλοσκόπος, Κηποτσιροβάκος, Θαμνοτσιροβάκος, (Κοινός) Πύρρουλας and Χρυσοτσίχλονο. At dusk (Ευρασιατική) Μπεκάτσα and Χουχουριστής are a distinct possibility. Dense areas of conifers have Ελατοπαπαδίτσα, Πυροβασιλίσκος and Χρυσοβασιλίσκος.
(*2), the long central firebreak consisting of conifers and some good areas of deciduous trees, can have (Ευρωπαϊκό) Τρυγόνι, Σταχτομυγοχάφτης and (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κούκος during Summer. Later in the year the ever secretive (Ευρασιατική) Μπεκάτσα can also be found here. More mature conifer areas have Πυροβασιλίσκος, Χρυσοβασιλίσκος, Ελατοπαπαδίτσα and (Κοινό) Λούγαρο, listen out for the calls of (Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης high-up in the canopy.
(*3), farmland and hedgerows on the Eastern side of the woodland (there is a short out and back footpath), can have Θαμνοτσιροβάκος, Lesser Whitethroat, Θαμνοφυλλοσκόπος, with (Κοινή) Σταχτάρα and σταβλοχελίδονο feeding over fields in Summer. Χρυσοτσίχλονο, (Κοινό) Φανέτο , (Κοινή) Καρδερίνα and (Κοινός) Πύρρουλας can be found here, check field edges for Κοκκινοπέρδικα and (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κουκουβάγια.
(*4), this Hedgecock Wood section of both woodland and open fields has Χουχουριστής, Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, Φασσοπερίστερο, Γερακότσιχλα, Βουνοδεντροβάτης, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κίσσα, Καστανοπαπαδίτσα, Αιγίθαλος. During Spring/Summer expect (Κοινό) Αηδόνι, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κούκος and (Ευρωπαϊκό) Τρυγόνι.
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Access
In the South on the M20 Motorway (from South East London to Folkstone), leave at Junction 11 signed Canterbury B2068, continue on this road that eventually becomes very straight. Alternatively from the City of Canterbury (in the North), head South on Nackington Road signed Hythe B2068 (on the East side of Kent Cricket Ground). From either direction turn East in small village of Selling Minnie signed Rhodes Minnie/Elham. The large car park (free) is on this road. NOTE entrance has height restriction barrier.