Stone Cross Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.12569, 0.17243
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
25 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 route14 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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The Wealdway heading towards Stone Cross
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