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Great Hurst Wood - Woodland

0 ha

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.24366, 0.94740

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route738 m
Named routeRef 18Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 18Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dane Streetbyway open to all traffic · 178 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 178 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orchard near Chilham

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchard near Chilham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHILHAM CASTLEHistoric site900 m→🌱Top terraceUrban park900 m→🌱Raised lower terraceUrban park900 m→🌱Middle terraceUrban park900 m→🌱Quiet gardenUrban park1 km→✦GODMERSHAM PARKHistoric site2.4 km→

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