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Chestnut Walk Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.28784, 0.78422

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 217m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +171 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +171 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route682 m
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 17Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 17Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 17Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horse chestnut tree with tree bracket fungus, Doddington Park

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horse chestnut tree with tree bracket fungus, Doddington Park

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Nearby places

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✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Teynham Playing FieldsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Batteries Close ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Belmont GardensUrban park4.6 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site500 m→🌱St Catherine's ChurchUrban park1.9 km→

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