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Fort Horsted

7 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.35782, 0.51361

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Nightingale, Mediterranean Gull +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Nightingale, Mediterranean Gull +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

183 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance, Fort Horsted

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance, Fort Horsted

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Eastgate GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Great Lines Heritage ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦Great Lines Heritage ParkHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park4 km→

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