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Crockham Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.31791, 0.96871

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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
Parking

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

13 signed routes nearby · 5 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Kent County Council Centenary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thanet Way A299 approaching Fostall

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thanet Way A299 approaching Fostall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉SOUTH BANK OF THE SWALENature reserve4.2 km→✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site5 km→🌱Mount Ephraim GardensUrban park1.8 km→✦MOUNT EPHRAIMHistoric site1.9 km→✦A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and CrematoriumUrban park2.6 km→

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