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Standen Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

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

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.04415, 0.58473

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 18Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Springhill Oast, Standen Street, Benenden, Kent

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

Springhill Oast, Standen Street, Benenden, Kent

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🌱Hole ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦GREAT MAYTHAMHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Lower GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Hole Park GardensUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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