Spong Wood Nature Reserve in Kent

Spong Wood is a nature reserve in Kent that is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

Spong Wood is a great place to visit for butterflies, fungi, lichens and mosses, peaceful, springtime and wildflowers.

Birds found in Spong Wood

There have been 57 species of birds recorded in the Spong Wood area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Spong Wood

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Spong Wood area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)