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1 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.37212, 0.35658

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 243m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Short Pottia +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Short Pottia +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 177Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Named routeRef 177Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 177Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route269 m
Named routeRef 177Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oast House, Clements Reach, Shipley Hills Road, Meopham, Kent

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oast House, Clements Reach, Shipley Hills Road, Meopham, Kent

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