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White Horse Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.29801, 0.58932

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lilac Bonnet, Torth Felen, Amanita Wridog +182 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Lilac Bonnet, Torth Felen, Amanita Wridog +182 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Rufous Grasshopper, Dark Bush-cricket +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Jelly Ear, Beech Milkcap +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2021

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

55 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
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through White Horse Wood Country Park

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through White Horse Wood Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vinters Valley Nature ReserveUrban park3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Bearsted Woodland TrustUrban park3.3 km→🌱Mallards Way ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Mote ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉QUEENDOWN WARRENNature reserve4.9 km→

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