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Armistice Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.97563, 0.66212

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m
Named routeLength 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route632 m
Named routeLength 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flatroper's Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flatroper's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦BRICKWALLHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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