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Kemsdale Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.31494, 0.95115

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 1Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 1Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access road to Kemsdale Cottages

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access road to Kemsdale Cottages

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site3.8 km→🦉SOUTH BANK OF THE SWALENature reserve4 km→🌱Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and CrematoriumUrban park1.4 km→🌱Mount Ephraim GardensUrban park1.5 km→✦MOUNT EPHRAIMHistoric site1.6 km→✦A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→

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