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Coopers Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.11717, 0.99092

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eupeodes corollae, Dock Bug, Chrysotoxum bicinctum +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eupeodes corollae, Dock Bug, Chrysotoxum bicinctum +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coopers Wood across a field

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coopers Wood across a field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HATCH PARKHistoric site3.4 km→🦉POULTON WOOD, ALDINGTONNature reserve4.8 km→✦Horton PrioryHistoric site1.2 km→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site3.2 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Farthing CommonUrban park4.3 km→

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