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Baldwin's Roughs - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.27203, 0.64586

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

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

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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 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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

11 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
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route682 m
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hollingbourne Downs

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hollingbourne Downs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LEEDS CASTLEHistoric site2.8 km→🌱The Wood GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Culpeper GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Bearsted Woodland TrustUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hollingbourne MeadowsUrban park1.5 km→

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