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Cage's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.36111, 0.27661

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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
  • 🅿️Lower Paddock 301m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Peacock, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Peacock, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Saxten's Wood

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saxten's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Scudders HillUrban park3.4 km→✦FRANKS HALLHistoric site4 km→✦Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.4 km→🌱FranksUrban park4.3 km→🌱Longfield Community ParkUrban park4.5 km→⛪Church of St MartinReligious grounds4.6 km→

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