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Puddledock Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.32249, 1.20592

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wantsum WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stour Valley Waypublic footpath · 2.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.2 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
Stour Valley Waypublic footpath · 768 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 768 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 1Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, Grove Ferry

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, Grove Ferry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Anglo-Saxon cemetery, parish church of St Giles and associated remains immediately east of Sarre MillHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Wingham Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.9 km→🐄Fruit Vending MachineVisitor farm4.1 km→⚽Frank Montgomery Playing FieldPlaying field4.4 km→🌱Broomfield Community ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Church of St Mary MagdaleneUrban park5 km→

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