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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.15649, 0.86481

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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
  • 🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Bicolorous Sawfly, 7-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Bicolorous Sawfly, 7-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational 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
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Brimstone TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Repton ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Watercress FieldsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Civic Centre South ParkUrban park1.7 km→🦉ASHFORD GREEN CORRIDORSNature reserve1.8 km→🌱Willesborough CemeteryUrban park2.9 km→

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