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Boughton Golf Course

2 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.29071, 0.94471

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 385m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Hairy Shieldbug, Stag Beetle +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Hairy Shieldbug, Stag Beetle +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route738 m
Named routeRef 18Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 18Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath enters Boughton Golf Course near Currant Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath enters Boughton Golf Course near Currant Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

✦LEES COURTHistoric site4.2 km→✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Mount Ephraim GardensUrban park1.7 km→✦MOUNT EPHRAIMHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and CrematoriumUrban park1.8 km→✦A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ ChurchHistoric site2.4 km→

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