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Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Shingleton Farm

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.22887, 1.28073

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 1Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track off Thornton Lane

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track off Thornton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GOODNESTONE PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park3.6 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park3.1 km→⛪Eythorne Baptist ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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