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Sutton Plantation

2 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.18503, 1.32770

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Comma +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Comma +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Knotgrass, Bramble, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Knotgrass, Bramble, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath beside Sutton Plantation

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath beside Sutton Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Guston GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park4.3 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park4.9 km→✦NORTHBOURNE COURTHistoric site4.3 km→

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