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Birchen Knoll Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

50.87987, 0.63982

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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
  • 🅿️Hastings Country Park 149m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional 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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lower Coastguard Lanebyway open to all traffic · 329 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 329 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland flowers in Mallydams Wood

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland flowers in Mallydams Wood

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🌱West HillUrban park4.4 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park4.8 km→🌱East HillUrban park3.6 km→🌱Swan Inn Memorial GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Butlers GapUrban park4.4 km→

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