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Wat Stock Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.17877, 0.14994

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst 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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eden Valley walkpublic footpath · 162 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: footway
Eden Valley walkpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: footway
Eden Valley walkpublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route180 m
Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route192 m
Named routeRef 12Length 192 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route145 m
Named routeRef 12Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route488 m
Named routeRef 12Length 488 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route692 m
Named routeRef 12Length 692 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Eden Valley walk - SR546bridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
SR546bridleway · 91 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mPath type: bridleway
SR440bridleway · 232 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 232 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

An area of young trees, The Slips

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

An area of young trees, The Slips

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hever CastleUrban park2.3 km→🌱Penshurst GardensUrban park2.5 km→✦CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLEHistoric site900 m→✦HEVER CASTLEHistoric site2.4 km→✦PENSHURST PLACEHistoric site2.7 km→✦HALL PLACEHistoric site4.9 km→

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