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Boyke Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.14462, 1.08415

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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 498m 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Yellow-legged Mining Bee +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Yellow-legged Mining Bee +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sand-hill Screw-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
Route HF33Walking route
Named routeRef HF33
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rural road junction

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rural road junction

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Court Lodge GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Farthing CommonUrban park3.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Lyminge Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners, one of six in West WoodHistoric site2 km→✦Bowl barrow, the southernmost of six in West WoodHistoric site2 km→

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