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Shorne Wood Country Park

2 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.40526, 0.42176

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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
  • ☕Shorne Country Park Visitors Centre — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +49 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

15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Red Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

118 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path junction in Shorne Wood Country Park

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction in Shorne Wood Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JESKYNSCountry park2.4 km→🌱Shorne Woods Country ParkUrban park300 m→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park300 m→🌱Volunteer GardenUrban park300 m→🌱Shorne Wood Country ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Broomhill ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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Henhurst Lake

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