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Wouldham Common - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Dylan Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.33729, 0.45289

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

70 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 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 17Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route855 m
Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holborough cement wharf

📷 Dylan Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holborough cement wharf

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leybourne Lakes Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Neville ParkUrban park1.8 km→🏞️LEYBOURNE LAKESCountry park2.4 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park4.7 km→✦Kit's Coty House Long BarrowHistoric site4 km→🌱Podkin MeadowUrban park4 km→

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