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Rough Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.45571, 0.52189

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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

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route
Named route
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
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route158 m
Named routeRef 179Length 158 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 179Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m
Named routeRef 179Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route558 m
Named routeRef 179Length 558 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cooling Castle Ruins

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cooling Castle Ruins

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forge CommonUrban park3 km→🌱Pottery Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hoo CommonUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hemony Grove Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🐄The Fenn Bell Conservation ProjectVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱Deangate Community ParklandUrban park3.2 km→

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