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Cannon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland488 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome488 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
  • 🅿️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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
RS201public footpath · 643 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 643 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
RS220public footpath · 245 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 177Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 177Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pilgrims Wayrestricted byway · 229 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 229 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
NS245Abridleway · 279 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

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The North Downs Way in Pastead Wood

The North Downs Way in Pastead Wood

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