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The Beeches

7 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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51.19325, 0.87496

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Juniper Haircap, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2023; Plants — Juniper Haircap, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route

Named routeNational 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

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

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

Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2026

Coot · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe +52

CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +11

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Dock Bug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2026

Coot · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Crested Grebe +52

CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +11

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Dock Bug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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