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Ladies Wood - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.41482, 0.26130

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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 135m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cray RiverwayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 1)Walking route

"an easy walk along section one of the London LOOP route, next to the river Thames, Darent and Cray." Sights: * Waterside Gardens * Bear and Ragged Staff associated with the Earldom of Warwick * Hall Place

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
Bryans Waypublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Bryans Waypublic footpath · 232 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mSurface concretePath type: service
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Cycling

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Named route
NCN 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane End water treatment works

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane End water treatment works

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Swanscombe Heritage ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️SWANSCOMBE HERITAGE PARKCountry park4.3 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Formal GardensUrban park4.3 km→🏞️DARENTHCountry park1.8 km→

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