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Broadleaved woodland near Church Street

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.46497, 0.45954

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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

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh 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

Signed route nearby
Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route
Named route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route265 m
Named routeRef 1Length 265 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route558 m
Named routeRef 179Length 558 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 179Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Saxon Shore Way along Cliffe Creek

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saxon Shore Way along Cliffe Creek

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defencesHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Coalhouse Fort ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park2 km→✦Coalhouse FortHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🌱Gobions ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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