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Skeete Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.11908, 1.04626

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route269 m
Named routeRef 17Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route656 m
Named routeRef 17Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route149 m
Named routeRef 17Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pilgrim's Way crossing the B2068

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pilgrim's Way crossing the B2068

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SANDLING PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🏞️BROCKHILLCountry park4.5 km→🌱Brockhill Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Court Lodge GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Farthing CommonUrban park600 m→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site2.2 km→

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