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Birchett's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.15161, 0.23909

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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

4 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

60 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
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snow covered field east of the path to Speldhurst Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow covered field east of the path to Speldhurst Rd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park3 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Penshurst GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Spa Golf CourseUrban park2.2 km→

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