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Billings Hill Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.37945, 0.30818

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route89 m
Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 177Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 177Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 177Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

An old orchard

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

An old orchard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Scudders HillUrban park2.1 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site5 km→🌱Longfield Community ParkUrban park2.5 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park4.6 km→🌱Southdown Shaw AllotmentsUrban park3.3 km→

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