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Fern & Farrow Farm Shop

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.23235, 1.13558

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Tadpoles Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféPlaygroundFarm visit

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +149 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Fescue, Crested Dog's-tail +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional 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
Park Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mPath type: service
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Great Stour WayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Downs Waybridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oswald Lodge

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oswald Lodge

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Charlton ParkUrban park800 m→🐄Howletts Wild Animal ParkVisitor farm4.2 km→🌱Nackington ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→🌱The Quiet ViewUrban park2 km→