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Gore Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.31538, 0.66145

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Neat Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Meadow Brown +213 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Meadow Brown +213 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Way Link PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 17Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route324 m
Named routeRef 17Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route813 m
Named routeRef 1Length 813 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Gore Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Gore Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉QUEENDOWN WARRENNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Borden Village parkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Gore WoodUrban park0 m→🌱Matts Hill FarmUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛳Sittingbourne and Milton Regis Golf ClubGolf course2.6 km→

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