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Kingsdown Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.17097, 1.38656

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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

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
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E2, UK, Dover-Calais ferryWalking route

E2 UK West route: Dover-Calais ferry transfer

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
alternative wheeling route to DoverCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kingsdown Roadbridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A walk from St Margaret’s at Cliffe to Kingsdown and return [41]

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A walk from St Margaret’s at Cliffe to Kingsdown and return [41]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Walmer CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦WALMER CASTLEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Pines GardenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Walmer and Kingsdown Golf ClubUrban park1.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🌱Memorial GroundUrban park2.3 km→

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