🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LEES COURT; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stag Beetle, Peacock +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴
Horse riding
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5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
