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Clowes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

51.33039, 1.05121

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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
  • 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Radfall Ridebridleway · 241 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 241 mPath type: service
Radfall Ridebridleway · 277 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 277 mPath type: residential
Radfall Ridebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The original track of the Crab and Winkle railway line becomes the Crab and Winkle Way Cycle Path in Clowes Wood

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The original track of the Crab and Winkle railway line becomes the Crab and Winkle Way Cycle Path in Clowes Wood

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🌱Tea GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Long RockUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hampton Coastal ParkUrban park4.4 km→⚽Cornwallis Circle Recreation GroundPlaying field3.6 km→🐄StainesVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱Chestfield Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→

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