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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km
Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Main RouteCycling route210 m
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 65 m
Plug Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m
Chandlers Hillbyway open to all traffic · 175 m
Wildlife to spot
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