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Claypit Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.29182, 0.14260

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Clitostethus arcuatus +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Clitostethus arcuatus +30 more · last seen 2026

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

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weardale Circular Walk From ChartwellWalking route8 km

This beautiful circular walk links Chartwell and Emmetts Garden; passing through the woodland areas of Toys Hill and Hosey Common, as well as the pretty hamlet of French Street. Gentle slopes and occasional uneven terrain with steps. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Westerham to Chartwell Trail, ChartwellWalking route3.2 km

Enjoy a countryside walk through the Weald of Kent, starting in the village of Westerham and finishing at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's family home. Several hills, uneven paths, gates.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Octavia Hill Centenary walk westWalking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tower Wood DragCycling route
Named route
Kraken TDC TrailsCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slip road

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slip road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Emmetts GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Palace GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Palace FieldUrban park4 km→✦Otford PalaceHistoric site4 km→

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