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Little Priory Wood

2 ha

📷 Adam Hincks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.11393, 1.01159

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Coot +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Coot +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Glow-worm, Large Walnut Aphid +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Glow-worm, Large Walnut Aphid +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route199 m
Named routeRef 2Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 2Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 2Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horton Priory

📷 Adam Hincks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horton Priory

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HATCH PARKHistoric site4.9 km→✦SANDLING PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🐄Port Lympne ReserveVisitor farm4.6 km→🌱Lympne Castle GroundsUrban park4.7 km→✦Horton PrioryHistoric site300 m→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site2.6 km→

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