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Goose Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.33882, 0.34316

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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
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bank Haircap · 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

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath reaches A227 Wrotham Road

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath reaches A227 Wrotham Road

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🏞️TROSLEYCountry park1.6 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park4.9 km→🌱Trosley Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Coldrum Long BarrowHistoric site2.8 km→✦Coldrum Megalithic Tomb, TrottiscliffeHistoric site2.8 km→

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