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The Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Wakerley Spinney · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.03575, 0.90816

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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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.6 km
Named routeRef 2Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wakerley Spinney

📷 Wikipedia · Wakerley Spinney · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦Royal Military Canal, Ham Street Bridge to Bilsington BridgeHistoric site3.4 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Bilsington Bridge to Bonnington BridgeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Warehorne Bridge to Ham Street BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Bonnington Bridge to Gigger's Green BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦PillboxHistoric site4.9 km→

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