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Chalkpit Hill

2 ha

📷 C Woodward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.30319, 0.91932

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Spoonbill, Mediterranean Gull +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Spoonbill, Mediterranean Gull +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route961 m
Named routeRef 1Length 961 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Milestone by the A2, London Road, Chalkpit Hill

📷 C Woodward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Milestone by the A2, London Road, Chalkpit Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦LEES COURTHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and CrematoriumUrban park1.3 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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