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Stock Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.17690, 0.12492

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

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
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route488 m
Named routeRef 12Length 488 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 12Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
SR727bridleway · 373 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 373 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field south of Stock Wood

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field south of Stock Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hever CastleUrban park1.2 km→🌱Penshurst GardensUrban park4.2 km→✦HEVER CASTLEHistoric site1.4 km→✦CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLEHistoric site1.6 km→✦PENSHURST PLACEHistoric site4.4 km→✦STONEWALL PARKHistoric site2.5 km→

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