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Alder Wood

✦ Ancient woodland55 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

51.08682, 0.16613

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 272m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Helophilus pendulus, Large Red Damselfly +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Helophilus pendulus, Large Red Damselfly +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Mint, Sheep's Sorrel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 18Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Gillridge Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm Gate and squeeze gate near Coalhouse Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm Gate and squeeze gate near Coalhouse Wood

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✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site3.8 km→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The Drunken GardenUrban park3.9 km→✦PENNS IN THE ROCKSHistoric site500 m→

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