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Summerhouse Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.20061, 1.24908

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 480m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Miner's Way Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional 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
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.4 kmNational 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

Byway to Golgotha (2)

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway to Golgotha (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park1.5 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park1.1 km→⛪Eythorne Baptist ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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