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Chantry Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.22123, 0.85058

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m
Named routeRef 17Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route129 m
Named routeRef 17Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Squids Gate Lanebyway open to all traffic · 791 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 791 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Longbeech Wood

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longbeech Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park3.8 km→🌱Beech Court GardensUrban park1.1 km→🐄The Barn ShopVisitor farm1.8 km→🌱Badlesmere LeesUrban park3.7 km→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site3.9 km→

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