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Decoy Wood

3 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.27744, 0.78076

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +235 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +235 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Raspberry, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Raspberry, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
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
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m
Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 17Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m
Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route320 m
Named routeRef 17Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Shulland Wood

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Shulland Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Belmont GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cherry DownsUrban park4.8 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site800 m→🌱Pig GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱St Catherine's ChurchUrban park2.4 km→

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