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Beech Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.12064, 0.18537

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ribwort Plantain, Daisy +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cheilosia scutellata, Cheilosia, Green Shieldbug +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheilosia scutellata, Cheilosia, Green Shieldbug +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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

24 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

Wildlife to spot

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Beech Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site500 m→🌱Spa Golf CourseUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Drunken GardenUrban park400 m→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site500 m→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦PENNS IN THE ROCKSHistoric site3.5 km→

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