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Coldblow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.10801, 0.84409

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Godinton Park Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
Brimstone TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Blindgrooms bywaybyway open to all traffic · 999 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 999 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Magpie Hall Road

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Magpie Hall Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Watercress FieldsUrban park4.2 km→🦉ASHFORD GREEN CORRIDORSNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Civic Centre South ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk FarmHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Limes ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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