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Quarry Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.24048, 0.45925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Robin, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Robin, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Fever Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Fever Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria +72 more · last seen 2025

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

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
KCC Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 17Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fox Pittsbyway open to all traffic · 598 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 598 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Quarry Wood, West Farleigh (2)

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Quarry Wood, West Farleigh (2)

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🏞️TESTON BRIDGECountry park1.6 km→🌱Wateringbury Playing FieldsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Teston BridgeUrban park1.6 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱Clare ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱The KintonsUrban park2.7 km→

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