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Dallisons Coverts

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.34860, 0.40704

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 17Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route805 m
Named routeRef 17Length 805 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 17Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 17Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 17Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
NS245Abridleway · 279 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greatpark Wood at end of Chapel Lane

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greatpark Wood at end of Chapel Lane

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🏞️TROSLEYCountry park4.4 km→🌱Leybourne Lakes Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Neville ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park4.4 km→🏞️LEYBOURNE LAKESCountry park4.4 km→

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