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Butts Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

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 313m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, Green Shieldbug +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Tooth, Small Stagshorn, Orange Bonnet · last seen 2019; Fungi — Violet Tooth, Small Stagshorn, Orange Bonnet · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Knole, Ightham MoteWalking route13.6 km

A circular from Ightham Mote through Kentish countryside, along the Greensand Way & areas of outstanding natural beauty, to Knole Park. Return to Ightham Mote via the Duchess Walk, Godden Green & Broadhoath Wood. Undulating trail. Not suitable for wheels.

Named routeLength 13.6 kmDuration 05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Oldbury Hill, Ightham MoteWalking route8.8 km

Enjoy this scenic circular walk from Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill, which offers fine views across the Kentish countryside while passing through an area of mixed woodland as well as fish ponds and an old quarry, possibly dating to the Roman period.

Named routeLength 8.8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pilgrims Waybridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Pilgrims Waybridleway · 105 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

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