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Hogshaw Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.28939, 0.73675

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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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 17Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flooded road on Mintching Wood Lane

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flooded road on Mintching Wood Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rose Walk ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Catherine's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→🌱Rodmersham Squash ClubUrban park2.9 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Pig GreenUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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