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Joyden's Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeDogsBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.41946, 0.15401

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Route FP144Walking route
Named routeRef FP144Local walking route
Route FP228Walking route
Named routeRef FP228Local walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland Waypublic footpath · 217 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 217 mPath type: residential
Woodland Waypublic footpath · 41 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mPath type: footway
Wildlife Walkpublic footpath · 148 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68Local cycle route
LCN 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67Local cycle route
LCN 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway in Joyden's Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway in Joyden's Wood

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🌱Swanley ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hall Place GardensUrban park3.1 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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