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Loamcroft Shaw

1 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.35307, 0.38701

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Lunar Underwing, Beaded Chestnut +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Lunar Underwing, Beaded Chestnut +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 177Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Plug Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 385 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Gooseland Shaw

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Gooseland Shaw

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🏞️JESKYNSCountry park4.9 km→🏞️TROSLEYCountry park3.7 km→🌱Camer ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park5 km→🏞️CARNERCountry park2.9 km→🌱Jeskyns Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→

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