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East Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingInsectsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.25169, 0.57274

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 3Walking route8.8 km
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

49 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 route496 m
Named routeRef 17Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stoneacre Lanebridleway · 646 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 646 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Stoneacre Lanebridleway · 32 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Stoneacre Lanebridleway · 58 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 58 mPath type: unclassified
Stoneacre Lanebridleway · 330 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 330 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Otham

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Otham

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✦LEEDS CASTLEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The Wood GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Culpeper GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Palace GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱South ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Vinters Valley Nature ReserveUrban park3.4 km→

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