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Staddles Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 John P Reeves · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.28697, 0.31214

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Landwaypublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Long Wood

📷 John P Reeves · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Long Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury HillHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Great Comp GardenUrban park1.9 km→✦Ightham MoteHistoric site4.3 km→✦Ightham Mote Medieval moated siteHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4.9 km→

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