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Windmill Hill Wood

3 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.39624, 0.15761

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Route FP144Walking route
Named routeRef FP144Local walking route
Route FP228Walking route
Named routeRef FP228Local walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trunks Alleypublic footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCN 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67Local cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Local cycle route
LCN 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
LCN 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wild flowers in a field edge near Bourne Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wild flowers in a field edge near Bourne Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Swanley ParkUrban park1.5 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Swanley ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Hextable ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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