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Sprats Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.25512, 0.82600

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +131 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Oak, White Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species; 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

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 17Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 17Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route6 m
Named routeRef 17Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 17Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holbeam Farm entrance, Stalisfield – converted to ‘modern country living’

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holbeam Farm entrance, Stalisfield – converted to ‘modern country living’

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BELMONT PARKHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Belmont GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Badlesmere LeesUrban park3.8 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→🌱Pig GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦DODDINGTON PLACEHistoric site4.2 km→

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