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Homestall Plantation

2 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.29468, 0.80574

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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
  • 🐕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
National trail

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route168 m
Named routeRef 1Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m
Named routeRef 1Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route288 m
Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Periwinkles at Homestall Farm

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Periwinkles at Homestall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Teynham Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Syndale Sports and Leisure CentreUrban park4.3 km→🌱Batteries Close ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Belmont GardensUrban park3.7 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site1.8 km→

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