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Covert Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.19418, 1.12802

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grass, Common Nettle, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker, Juniper Shieldbug +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Wren +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Wren +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Grindbyway open to all traffic · 689 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 689 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Larches in autumn colour, Covert Wood

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Larches in autumn colour, Covert Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BROOME PARKHistoric site3 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Denton WoodUrban park3.9 km→🦉JUMPING DOWNSNature reserve600 m→🌱The Quiet ViewUrban park2.4 km→🌱Aylesham CemeteryUrban park4 km→

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