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High Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.29123, 0.96900

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 185m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kent County Council Centenary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Crescentpublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: unclassified
Hickmans Greenpublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: service
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route395 m
Named routeRef 18Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access road to High Wood Lodge

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access road to High Wood Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ ChurchHistoric site800 m→✦MOUNT EPHRAIMHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Mount Ephraim GardensUrban park1.4 km→🌱Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and CrematoriumUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hernhill ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦Bigberry campHistoric site4.8 km→

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