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Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.23649, 0.92549

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Badister bullatus +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route738 m
Named routeRef 18Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route797 m
Named routeRef 18Length 797 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Wood

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GODMERSHAM PARKHistoric site2 km→✦CHILHAM CASTLEHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Top terraceUrban park2.5 km→🌱Raised lower terraceUrban park2.5 km→🌱Middle terraceUrban park2.5 km→🌱Quiet gardenUrban park2.6 km→

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