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Brickhurst Wood

✦ Ancient woodland58 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

51.13119, 0.33918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 24-spot Ladybird, Pale Tortoise Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 24-spot Ladybird, Pale Tortoise Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

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

4 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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 18Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route318 m
Named routeRef 18Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Marlborough Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Marlborough Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Calverley ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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