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Dock Wood - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.34583, 0.42562

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

30 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
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 17Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route855 m
Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 17Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Pilgrims Wayrestricted byway · 229 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 229 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former chalk quarry

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former chalk quarry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leybourne Lakes Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Neville ParkUrban park2.9 km→🏞️LEYBOURNE LAKESCountry park3.5 km→🌱Leybourne ChaseUrban park4.4 km→🏞️RANSCOMBE FARMCountry park4.8 km→🌱Halling Riverside ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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