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Homefield Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.35419, 0.37296

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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

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal 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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 177Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 177Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 177Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 65 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 65 mPath type: track
Plug Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 385 mPath type: track
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 175 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 175 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Homefield Shaw

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Homefield Shaw

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🏞️JESKYNSCountry park4.9 km→🏞️TROSLEYCountry park3.3 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park2.7 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park2.7 km→🌱Jeskyns Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park3 km→

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