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Getting here
51.35780, 0.41673
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Holly Hill car park 110m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Holly Hill car park 110m away — 8 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +51 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km
Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
RS201public footpath · 643 m
RS220public footpath · 245 m
🚴Cycling
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Main RouteCycling route27 m
🐴Horse riding
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Pilgrims Wayrestricted byway · 229 m
NS245Abridleway · 279 m
Wildlife to spot
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