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Waddling Hill Plantation

6 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.18068, 1.28528

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Visitor Centre to Fan Bay Deep Shelter and South Foreland Lighthouse Circiular Trail, White CliffsWalking route5.6 km

Look out for the shipwreck and cliffs, the information panel, tower tours and Mrs Knotts Tearoom, grazing field margins and wildlife.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:40Round trip
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 351 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 351 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Dour GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking W across farmland towards Waddling Wood

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking W across farmland towards Waddling Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KEARSNEY COURTHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Kearsney Abbey GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Russell GardensUrban park4 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Kearsney ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park2.2 km→

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