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Nightingale Wood

8 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.21837, 1.29144

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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 315m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Migrant Hawker +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Migrant Hawker +39 more · last seen 2025

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

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Dane Courtpublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: service
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Court Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mPath type: unclassified
North Court Lanebridleway · 419 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 419 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field from the bridleway through Nightingale Woods

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field from the bridleway through Nightingale Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park2.8 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park2.5 km→⛪Eythorne Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦NORTHBOURNE COURTHistoric site3.9 km→

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