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Kiln Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.23154, 0.70173

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protoblastenia rupestris, Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens, Variospora flavescens +44 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Protoblastenia rupestris, Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens, Variospora flavescens +44 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Floating Crystalwort · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +185 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m
Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kiln Wood, near Lenham

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kiln Wood, near Lenham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chilston ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Chilston Pines and PondsUrban park1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🌱Cherry DownsUrban park3.7 km→✦Lock-up, LenhamHistoric site1.4 km→✦CHILSTON PARKHistoric site1.5 km→

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