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Great Priory Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.10209, 1.01581

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
Canal PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route390 m
Named routeRef 2Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking ENE towards part of proposed lorry park at Stanford West

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking ENE towards part of proposed lorry park at Stanford West

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SANDLING PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🐄Port Lympne ReserveVisitor farm3.3 km→🏞️BROCKHILLCountry park4.3 km→🌱Brockhill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Lympne Castle GroundsUrban park3.4 km→

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