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Kingsdown Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.17748, 1.39612

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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

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Visitor Centre to Langdon Stairs Trail, White CliffsWalking route1.6 km

Ancient smuggling trail used by coastguards in 19th & 20th centuries. Leads to the stony beach. Spot Kestrels, peregrines and buzzards. This trail contains a 35m tunnel & 7m vertical iron-rung ladder.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Point-to-point
Visitor Centre to Fan Bay Deep Shelter and South Foreland Lighthouse Circiular Trail, White CliffsWalking route5.6 km

Look out for the shipwreck and cliffs, the information panel, tower tours and Mrs Knotts Tearoom, grazing field margins and wildlife.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:40Round trip
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 1Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route363 m
Named routeRef 1Length 363 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 1Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bayview Road, Kingsdown

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bayview Road, Kingsdown

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Walmer CastleHistoric site2.5 km→✦WALMER CASTLEHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Pines GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Walmer and Kingsdown Golf ClubUrban park500 m→

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