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Barber's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.99294, 0.66189

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Great Tit, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Great Tit, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Primrose, Wood Anemone +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; 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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International 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
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route632 m
Named routeLength 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route429 m
Named routeRef 2Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route461 m
Named routeRef 2Length 461 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Barber's Wood

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Great DixterUrban park5 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱High GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Coronation FieldUrban park4 km→⚽Newenden Cricket ClubPlaying field4.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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