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Horseshoe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.22960, 1.13692

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Tadpoles Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mPath type: service
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route283 m
Named routeRef 17Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route460 m
Named routeRef 16Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route182 m
Named routeRef 17Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Row of houses on The Street, Bishopsbourne

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Row of houses on The Street, Bishopsbourne

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Charlton ParkUrban park500 m→🐄Howletts Wild Animal ParkVisitor farm4.5 km→✦BROOME PARKHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nackington ParkUrban park4.6 km→🐄Fern & Farrow Farm ShopVisitor farm300 m→

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