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Shoulder of Mutton Wood

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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
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
🚴

Cycling

165 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National 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 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route214 m
Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hill Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Hill Roadbyway open to all traffic · 482 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 482 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Path through Shoulder of Mutton Wood

Path through Shoulder of Mutton Wood

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