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Hogshaw Wood - Coppice woodland

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.28800, 0.73070

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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
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route682 m
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 17Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and Woodland View at Torry Hill Park Triangulation Pillar

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and Woodland View at Torry Hill Park Triangulation Pillar

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rose Walk ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Catherine's ChurchUrban park2.1 km→🌱Rodmersham Squash ClubUrban park3.1 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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