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Cook's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.10716, 0.51407

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Pocket-moss +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coney Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coney Wood

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Nearby places

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✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park4.9 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2.9 km→

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