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Brandfold Tennis Club

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen, Psilolechia leprosa +62 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen, Psilolechia leprosa +62 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cylindric Beard-moss +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cylindric Beard-moss +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 18Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hole in the wall to Goudhurst tennis club

Hole in the wall to Goudhurst tennis club

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