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Church Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.33008, 0.65698

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Neat Feather-moss +20 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

41 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
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route460 m
Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 1Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 995 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 995 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Church Wood, Stockbury

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Church Wood, Stockbury

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rainham ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Parkwood GreenUrban park4.6 km→🦉QUEENDOWN WARRENNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Borden Village parkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cherry Tree OrchardUrban park4.7 km→🌱Gore WoodUrban park1.7 km→

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