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Bowl barrow 300m south-east of The Firs, Broad Downs

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📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.16827, 0.97400

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Starling +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Starling +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-tailed Bumblebee, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking 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

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Peacock TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Proposed 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 route797 m
Named routeRef 18Length 797 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Brook, from Broad Downs

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Brook, from Broad Downs

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Nearby places

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✦HATCH PARKHistoric site5 km→✦OLANTIGH TOWERSHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Conningbrook Lakes Country ParkUrban park5 km→✦Medieval moated site, Court Lodge Farm.Historic site1.7 km→🌽Wye Allotment SiteAllotments3.4 km→✦TumulusHistoric site500 m→

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