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Church Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 John Salmon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.16534, 0.32571

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Gatekeeper +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Gatekeeper +162 more · last seen 2026

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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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 route170 m
Named routeRef 12Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Peter, Pembury Old Church, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 323931

📷 John Salmon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter, Pembury Old Church, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 323931

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