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✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.18296, 0.77414

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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
  • 🍄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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Flavoplaca oasis, Flavoplaca flavocitrina +27 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Flavoplaca oasis, Flavoplaca flavocitrina +27 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Slender Mouse-tail Moss, Bluebell +39 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Small White, Athripsodes cinereus +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Small White, Athripsodes cinereus +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Brimstone TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hassock Wood

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hassock Wood

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🦉HOTHFIELD COMMONNature reserve2.9 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park3.3 km→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm3.1 km→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Deal Field ShawUrban park4.2 km→

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