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Dencher Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.21435, 0.81778

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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 175m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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 route1.9 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Downs Way/Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canterbury Road, Longbeech Wood

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canterbury Road, Longbeech Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🦉HOTHFIELD COMMONNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park1.5 km→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site1.5 km→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm1.8 km→🌱Beech Court GardensUrban park3.1 km→

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