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Broadleaved woodland near North Street

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.43276, 0.60477

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route
Named route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route
Named route
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route214 m
Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route174 m
Named routeRef 1Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoke Rd near North Street Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stoke Rd near North Street Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄The Fenn Bell Conservation ProjectVisitor farm2.4 km→🌱Hemony Grove Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Pottery Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Forge CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hoo Village Centre GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Deangate Community ParklandUrban park4.6 km→

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