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Long Pits

5 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.92782, 0.96052

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Neomyia cornicina · last seen 2025; Insects — Neomyia cornicina · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 2Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route536 m
Named routeRef 2Length 536 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 2Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Taylor Road, Lydd-on-Sea

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Taylor Road, Lydd-on-Sea

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Lade FortHistoric site2.2 km→✦200 foot Sound MirrorHistoric site3.1 km→✦Three acoustic early warning devices 2360m east of Jack's CourtHistoric site3.1 km→✦20 Foot Sound MirrorHistoric site3.2 km→✦30 Foot Sound MirrorHistoric site3.2 km→

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