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Benenden Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.08688, 0.55187

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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

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

12 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 route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Hagues Gill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Hagues Gill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park3.9 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2.3 km→

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