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West Wood, Hedgecock Wood and Park Wood are all North West of the seaside town of Felixstowe in Kent.
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 sydnäktergal and gräshoppsångare, other clear areas have trädpiplärka, lövsångare, trädgårdssångare, törnsångare, domherre and gulsparv. At dusk morkulla and kattuggla are a distinct possibility. Dense areas of conifers have svartmes, brandkronad kungsfågel and kungsfågel.
(*2), the long central firebreak consisting of conifers and some good areas of deciduous trees, can have turturduva, grå flugsnappare and gök during Summer. Later in the year the ever secretive morkulla can also be found here. More mature conifer areas have brandkronad kungsfågel, kungsfågel, svartmes and grönsiska, listen out for the calls of Mindre korsnäbb 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 törnsångare, ärtsångare, lövsångare, with tornseglare and ladusvala feeding over fields in Summer. gulsparv, hämpling , steglits and domherre can be found here, check field edges for rödhöna and minervauggla.
(*4), this Hedgecock Wood section of both woodland and open fields has kattuggla, Gröngöling, större hackspett, skogsduva, dubbeltrast, trädkrypare, nötskrika, entita, stjärtmes. During Spring/Summer expect sydnäktergal, gök and turturduva.
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.
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