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Sharsted Wood

✦ Ancient woodland70 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome70 ha

Getting here

51.28853, 0.79251

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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
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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 — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +172 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +172 more · last seen 2026

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

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route682 m
Named routeRef 17Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 17Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 17Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 17Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Sharsted Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Sharsted Wood

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✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱Teynham Playing FieldsUrban park4.7 km→🌱Batteries Close ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Belmont GardensUrban park4.1 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site700 m→🌱Pig GreenUrban park2 km→

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