Horseshoe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.24852, 1.13824
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 409m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 409m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 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
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 110 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mSurface groundPath type: footway
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 138 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mSurface groundPath type: footway
147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Downs Waybridleway · 518 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 518 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Higham Lanebridleway · 88 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
North Downs Waybridleway · 776 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 776 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
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