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Longtye Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.34460, 1.05458

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Helina evecta +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Helina evecta +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 462 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 462 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Convict's Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Convict's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tea GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Long RockUrban park2.7 km→🌱Hampton Coastal ParkUrban park2.9 km→🐄StainesVisitor farm2.6 km→⚽Cornwallis Circle Recreation GroundPlaying field2.7 km→🌱Chestfield Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→

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