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✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.18807, 0.94941

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 376m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Swollen-thighed Beetle, Scymnus interruptus +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Swollen-thighed Beetle, Scymnus interruptus +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Occupation Roadbridleway · 310 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long Plantation

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦OLANTIGH TOWERSHistoric site800 m→✦GODMERSHAM PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Conningbrook Lakes Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌽Wye Allotment SiteAllotments1.2 km→✦Medieval moated site, Court Lodge Farm.Historic site3.2 km→🌱Kennington Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.7 km→

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