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Mocketts Wood

2 ha

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️The Co-op 29m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Tippledore Lanepublic footpath · 393 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 393 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Saint Peter's Footpathpublic footpath · 754 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 754 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route170 m
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route131 m
Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m
Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m
Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route292 m
Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hopeville Avenuebridleway · 30 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hopeville Avenuebridleway · 81 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Shallows Roadbyway open to all traffic · 22 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 22 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Shallows Roadbyway open to all traffic · 313 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 313 mSurface groundPath type: track
Hopeville Avenuebridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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