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Church Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.26840, 0.89049

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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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland at Sheldwich Lees

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland at Sheldwich Lees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LEES COURTHistoric site500 m→✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🐄Brogdale Fine FruitsVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🌱Badlesmere LeesUrban park2.2 km→

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