🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
KCC Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named route
Beanfield Walkpublic footpath · 918 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 918 mSurface groundPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route410 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lower Warren Roadbyway open to all traffic · 367 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 367 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Lower Warren Roadbyway open to all traffic · 77 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 77 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km▾
This section is generally unsuitable for road bikes.
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 39 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 39 mPath type: track
Lower Warren Roadbyway open to all traffic · 357 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 357 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
About this nature reserve
Boxley Warren is an 83-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Maidstone, South East England. The site features a mix of woodland and heathland, providing habitats for a variety of insects, birds, and small mammals, popular for walking and wildlife observation.
