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Cobham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.22240, 0.75673

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Micarea globulosella, Physcia caesia, Strangospora moriformis +43 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Micarea globulosella, Physcia caesia, Strangospora moriformis +43 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Delia platura, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket +113 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Delia platura, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket +113 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +59 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +59 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 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
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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of Cobham Wood

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of Cobham Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Chilston ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Chilston Pines and PondsUrban park3.3 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park3.5 km→🌱Cherry DownsUrban park1.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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