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Chapel Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.28297, 0.23674

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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 263m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland Ramble, KnoleWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
SR115public footpath · 448 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 448 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC TrailsCycling route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
SR112bridleway · 640 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 640 mPath type: bridleway
SR112bridleway · 443 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 443 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
SR112bridleway · 381 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 381 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Seal Chart

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Seal Chart

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knole ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱St Edith's WellUrban park2.6 km→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦RIVERHILL HOUSEHistoric site4.6 km→✦Knole HouseHistoric site2.9 km→

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