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Heel Field Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.29071, 0.67932

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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 482m 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

6 activities

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Len Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

9 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
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field, Hedge, Lane, near Wormshill

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field, Hedge, Lane, near Wormshill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hollingbourne MeadowsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Lance Memorial FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱Gore WoodUrban park3 km→🌱Hollingbourne (Millennium Green)Urban park4.7 km→🌱Hollingbourne Meadows extensionUrban park4.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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