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Stocking Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.25947, 0.89993

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route797 m
Named routeRef 18Length 797 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 18Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route37 m
Named routeRef 18Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley east of Lees Court Road

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley east of Lees Court Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LEES COURTHistoric site900 m→✦CHILHAM CASTLEHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Top terraceUrban park4.6 km→🌱Middle terraceUrban park4.6 km→🌱Raised lower terraceUrban park4.6 km→🌱Quiet gardenUrban park4.7 km→

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