Bushey Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.30329, 0.47555
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 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 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
80 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
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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