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Gedge's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.15929, 0.38387

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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 439m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Prall's Lanepublic footpath · 360 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 360 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 18Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B2160, Gedge's Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B2160, Gedge's Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The HeathUrban park3.9 km→🌱Pembury Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Matfield GreenUrban park1.3 km→🦉FOAL HURST WOODNature reserve1.6 km→🌱Hop Farm Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→

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