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Chapel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.22320, 0.82111

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Red Beard-moss, Common Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route562 m
Named routeRef 17Length 562 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing in the wood

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing in the wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park2.3 km→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site2.2 km→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm2.5 km→🌱Beech Court GardensUrban park3 km→🐄The Barn ShopVisitor farm3.8 km→

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