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The Beeches

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.10702, 1.09562

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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
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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 — Blackcap, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Volucella pellucens, Dark-edged Bee-fly +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Volucella pellucens, Dark-edged Bee-fly +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Corridors to the countrysideWalking route
Named route
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Canal PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
SeafrontCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Folkestone WestCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Tolsford Hillbyway open to all traffic · 112 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 112 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath beside the Beeches (wood)

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath beside the Beeches (wood)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cheriton Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Holman's FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱Holman's FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱OaklandsUrban park4.3 km→🌱OaklandsUrban park4.3 km→✦Martello tower no 6, Sandgate, FolkestoneHistoric site4.8 km→

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