Blean Woods National Nature Reserve

Lovely place for a walk in the autumn but make sure you're wearing the right footwear.

Always a nice walk with a good path system that allows you to choose which way to go based on how much you feel like walking.

Perfect place to relax with a long walk in nature. We were incredibly lucky to see the bisons. There's also iron age pigs, cows and horses roaming free in this natural reserve but we only saw their footprints. Loved it and will be back again.

I can lose myself here for hours, I take my boys here away from their technology and let them be boys, climb trees, take the gel blaster/nerf guns or build bases/hideouts from the already cut logs/branches. Bit wet and muddy at the moment but all part of the fun. And my dog loves the long walk

Great woods for walking, not so much cycling though. Lots of dogs. Go into the carpark to start the proper trails. If you follow the main track you'll get lost and have a minor argument with your brother.

Blean Woods has become my favourite place to go walking, this time of year is very muddy but the changing leaves and mushrooms are so worth the mucky shoes.
If you're a first time walker take the green route, or red if ou want a longer walk, but beware the black route if you don't walk much as it's 8 miles!! Enjoy

Beautiful woodland, one of my favourite places to go. I would love to see more wildlife introduced as you rarely even hear birds. The woods are well kept, and lovely year round

Beautiful piece of nature! Such a cool place to go for a walk with the family, there's also a longer path for a nice hike around the whole thing! Can't wait to go back and explore more

Blean Woods has a network of well maintained footpaths running through mature woodland. There are many large oak trees and some beautiful beach trees. The Denstroud road end of Blean Wood is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs but is good for dog walks and spotting unusual fungi. Truffles were collected here at one time. The Rough common side of Blean wood has good parking and is more suitable for wheelchairs.

Car park is quite small and watch out for the speed bumps on the way in, they are a bit vicious. The park itself is really lovely and there are a number of routes which are colour coded so you can choose the distance of your walk, we did the red route and it was easy to navigate, if I didn't get lost, no one will! The paths wind through the park and there are some lovely plants to be found. Really dog friendly, our dog loved it and made some friends on the way. There is no toilet facilities or anywhere to get drinks so make sure you come prepared!

Brilliant for walks, jumping in puddles, building dens and many more. It is very beautiful and there are both dog walks and non dog walks for people who may not want animals around

Really enjoyed walking around this reserve, the car park is a bit rough and ready, but the views are great and if you like spotting mushrooms then this is a great place to visit 😀

Great place to go for a walk and they have a number of marked routes ranging from just over a mile to an 8 mile route. I chose the 8 mile and the scenery was fantastic. Gorgeous place and very tranquil. Parking was easy to get to however watch out for the nasty potholes and harsh speed humps.

Pleasant walking routes through this ancientwoodland. Ideal for both short and longer walks. Clearly marked.

Car park available. No amenities or facilities. Come prepared and take your litter home!

I’ve been to Blean Woods cute a few time now with quite a few clients, just to photograph family portraits, and it’s such a perfect place to go.
Peaceful, clean and so many random foot paths to take on track or through the woods.
Will be taking my kids here to let them run free and see what they can get up to, and have more clients booked to utilise the surroundings 😃

What a lovely place to walk, different paths from easy to hard.

Always nice to have a walk in these woods, being so close to Canterbury you would never guess you are. Good to go in all seasons.

Lovely walk through the woods. A variety of trails to pick from, a bit muddy, but it’s easy to avoid.

Perfect little relaxed space for your evening walks! Car park very small but if you’re there to walk then you don’t mind the extra steps…

Beautiful woodlands great for dog walking and admiring the local nature. Just enough car parking this place is well worth a morning or afternoon of your time. Enjoy places like these before Kent gets concreted over for housing. There are no bins here so if you are too lazy to your rubbish home or think it’s ok to litter then please do not bother visiting these woods.