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Thistle Hill

10 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.41135, 0.79646

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Minster Medical Centre 8m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Firebug +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Firebug +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4 m
Named routeRef 174Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 174Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6 m
Named routeRef 174Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 174Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route483 m
Named routeRef 174Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge in Thistle Hill Community Woodland

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge in Thistle Hill Community Woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BARTON'S POINTCountry park2.9 km→🌱Holy Trinity ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🌱Festival Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱Barton's PointUrban park2.9 km→🌱Barton's Point Coastal ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Queenborough ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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