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Grubb Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.36117, 0.32481

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2018

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata · last seen 2015; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Arthonia radiata · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Darnley TrailWalking route10 km

Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood

Named routeLength 10 kmDuration 02:00-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 177Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Grubb Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Grubb Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TROSLEYCountry park4.4 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Scudders HillUrban park4.4 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park4 km→🌱Longfield Community ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Southdown Shaw AllotmentsUrban park3.5 km→

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