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Acrise Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.13411, 1.12378

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silky Forklet-moss · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Toadflax Brocade, Heart & Dart +206 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
to the EurotunnelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route856 m
Named routeRef 17Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Way into Acrise Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Way into Acrise Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hawkinge Cemetery and CrematoriumUrban park2.8 km→🌱Court Lodge GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hawkinge Cemetery and CrematoriumUrban park3.1 km→🌱Denton WoodUrban park4.9 km→✦Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle HillHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→