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Gazen Salts Recreation Ground

5 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.28037, 1.33496

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Gazen Salts 146m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird, Spotted-winged Drosophila +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird, Spotted-winged Drosophila +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m
Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 1Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 1Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Reed beds, The Lake, Gazen Salts Nature Reserve, Sandwich

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reed beds, The Lake, Gazen Salts Nature Reserve, Sandwich

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Butts Recreation GroundUrban park500 m→🏞️PEGWELL BAYCountry park4.6 km→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Sandwich town walls: section from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury GateHistoric site500 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦The Fisher GateHistoric site800 m→

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