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Shorne Woods Country Park

180 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyAncientPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome180 ha

Getting here

51.40564, 0.41808

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Shorne Country Park Visitors Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

15 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Muggins Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: footway
Butchers Hillpublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

117 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 243 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 243 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dog pond, Shorne Woods Country Park

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dog pond, Shorne Woods Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JESKYNSCountry park2.2 km→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park0 m→🌱Gordon GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Shorne Wood Country ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Volunteer GardenUrban park200 m→🌱Christ Church GardensUrban park4.6 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Henhurst Lake

Jeskyns

2.3 km→