Parkhouse Shaw - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.25642, 0.83951
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route235 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route6 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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