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Purty's Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.36884, 0.45329

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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

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat

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

16 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
RS220public footpath · 245 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses by Rochester Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses by Rochester Rd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shorne Woods Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park4.8 km→🌱Eastgate GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Watermill GardensUrban park4.4 km→🦉BATY'S MARSHNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Esplanade GardensUrban park3.8 km→

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