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Stockbury Castle

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Punctelia jeckeri +32 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Speckled Wood +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Speckled Wood +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Soft-tufted Beard-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +54 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Soft-tufted Beard-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +54 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Way Link PathWalking route
Named route
Hucking Estate Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 1Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route996 m
Named routeRef 1Length 996 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 1Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Mary Magdalene: the parish church of Stockbury

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Mary Magdalene: the parish church of Stockbury

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🌱Rainham ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Parkwood GreenUrban park4.5 km→🦉QUEENDOWN WARRENNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Borden Village parkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Cherry Tree OrchardUrban park4.9 km→🌱Gore WoodUrban park1.3 km→

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