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The Arthur Baker Playing Field

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.20784, 0.79871

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +65 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +65 more · last seen 2024

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Foraging

Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Jelly Ear, Penny Bun +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional 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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route
Named route
Blackberry Lanepublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New sports pavilion, Arthur Baker Playing Fields, The Moat

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New sports pavilion, Arthur Baker Playing Fields, The Moat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→🦉HOTHFIELD COMMONNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park100 m→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm200 m→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site400 m→🌱Beech Court GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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