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Ash Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.31919, 1.15293

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Crested Grebe
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Woolly Milkcap, Turkeytail, Amanita'r Gwybed +14 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Woolly Milkcap, Turkeytail, Amanita'r Gwybed +14 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bright Wave, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bright Wave, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 1Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland to the northwest of Hersden recreation ground

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland to the northwest of Hersden recreation ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sturry Road Community ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Sturry Road Community ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Sturry Road Community ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Sarah-Jayne Memorial Play AreaUrban park4 km→✦WychurstHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Talmead ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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