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Rowhill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.41654, 0.18271

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Route FP144Walking route
Named routeRef FP144Local walking route
Route FP228Walking route
Named routeRef FP228Local walking route
Nuffield Roadpublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: residential
Princes Roadpublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 65Cycling route
Named routeRef 65Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 562 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 562 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 47 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 58 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 58 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 803 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 803 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway, Rowhill Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway, Rowhill Wood

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🌱Swanley ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hall Place GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Formal GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hextable ParkUrban park800 m→

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