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Rook Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.19670, 0.24734

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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 157m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
MU26/4public footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: footway
MU46public footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: footway
Straight Mile Bridgepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route180 m
Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Over the Factory Wall

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Over the Factory Wall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Penshurst GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park1.4 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park1.6 km→🌱Tonbridge CastleUrban park1.8 km→✦Town banksHistoric site2 km→🌱The Angel CentreUrban park2 km→

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