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The Alders - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.41000, 0.23687

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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
  • ☕Community Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cray RiverwayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Tallents Closepublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Orchard rest area at St John's of Jerusalem, Sutton-at-Hone

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Orchard rest area at St John's of Jerusalem, Sutton-at-Hone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Formal GardensUrban park3.9 km→🏞️DARENTHCountry park2.5 km→🌱Hextable ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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