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Hole Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 John P Reeves · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.08070, 0.17837

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gillridge Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate in Woodland, Bream Wood, East Sussex - 300918

📷 John P Reeves · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate in Woodland, Bream Wood, East Sussex - 300918

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Useful places within 5 km

✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park2.1 km→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site3 km→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The Drunken GardenUrban park4.3 km→✦PENNS IN THE ROCKSHistoric site1.4 km→

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