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Knock Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.07727, 0.70280

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 402m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 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

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

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 18Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 18Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 18Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 18Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knock Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Millennium GardenUrban park1.5 km→⛪St Mildred's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🌱Hookstead GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Hookstead GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Small Hythe Cricket GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱St John the Baptist's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→

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