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Savage Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiInsects
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita citrina, Ochre Brittlegill, Ugly Milkcap +71 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Amanita citrina, Ochre Brittlegill, Ugly Milkcap +71 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Stag Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Stag Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Mediterranean Gull +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Mediterranean Gull +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Penny Bun, Horse Mushroom, Wood Blewits +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Way Link PathWalking route
Named route
Hucking Estate Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 17Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route541 m
Named routeRef 17Length 541 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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