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Shingleton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.22846, 1.27281

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2024

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
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 1Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Thorn Alleybridleway · 471 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 471 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shingleton Farm from Thornton Lane

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shingleton Farm from Thornton Lane

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Nearby places

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✦GOODNESTONE PARKHistoric site3.6 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park3.5 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Fair FieldUrban park3.3 km→

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