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Crispin Ground

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.35909, 0.37149

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +21 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 177Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Named routeRef 177Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 177Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 177Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route61 m
Named routeRef 177Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 65 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 65 mPath type: track
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 175 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 175 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House with fountain on Priestwood Road

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House with fountain on Priestwood Road

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🏞️JESKYNSCountry park4.4 km→🏞️TROSLEYCountry park3.8 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park2.1 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park2.1 km→🌱Jeskyns Community WoodlandUrban park4.4 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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