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Billings Hill Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

4 activities

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

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
DR144public footpath · 401 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 401 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

57 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
Main RouteCycling route80 m
Named routeRef 1Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 1Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Housing Development on the site of the old Longfield School

Housing Development on the site of the old Longfield School

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