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Blaze Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.28589, 0.38196

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Anomalous Bristle-moss +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 16-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 16-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Tower Hillpublic footpath · 513 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 513 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Tower Hillpublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface concretePath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chapel of St Blaise

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chapel of St Blaise

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🏞️MANOR PARKCountry park1.8 km→🌱Manor Park Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🏞️TROSLEYCountry park4.9 km→🌱Wateringbury Playing FieldsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Manor Park Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Macey's MeadowUrban park1.9 km→

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