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Cherry Downs

5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.23790, 0.75305

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and House Sparrow
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, House Sparrow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Yellowhammer, House Sparrow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phlyctis argena, Physcia adscendens, Arthonia atra +15 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +60 more · last seen 2010

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
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
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 17Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 585 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 585 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North Downs Way

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North Downs Way

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