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Broad Street Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.91716, 0.64644

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mediterranean Gull, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mediterranean Gull, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Rowan, Bluebell +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route655 m
Named routeRef 2Length 655 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route868 m
Named routeLength 868 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to Broad Street

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to Broad Street

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✦Medieval town of WinchelseaHistoric site4.2 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Coastguard Cottages to Wickham CliffHistoric site3.7 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Cliff End to Coastguard CottagesHistoric site4.1 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Wickham Cliff to Strand Bridge, WinchelseaHistoric site4.2 km→✦New Gate, WinchelseaHistoric site4 km→✦St Johns Hospital WallHistoric site4.2 km→

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