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Great Mount

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Great Famine of Mount Lebanon · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.42037, 0.18797

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Route FP144Walking route
Named routeRef FP144Local walking route
Route FP228Walking route
Named routeRef FP228Local walking route
Nuffield Roadpublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: residential
Princes Roadpublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 65Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 562 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 562 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 47 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 58 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 58 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Rowhill Roadrestricted byway · 803 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 803 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Famine of Mount Lebanon

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