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Highsted Wood - Vegetation area

1 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.32290, 0.73062

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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
Parking

Best for

3 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 1Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m
Named routeRef 1Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused Chalk Pit

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused Chalk Pit

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milton Creek Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Milton Creek Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Albany ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Rectory Playing FieldsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Borden Village parkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Johnsons GardensUrban park2 km→

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