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The Ridge Golf Club

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Paid entryDogs welcome

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
  • Golf 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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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