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Darman Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

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

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.19768, 0.41716

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Yellow-legged Mining Bee, Least Furrow Bee, Squat Furrow Bee +68 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Yellow-legged Mining Bee, Least Furrow Bee, Squat Furrow Bee +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +4 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thick Tarcrust · last seen 2013; Fungi — Thick Tarcrust · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Darman Lane

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

Field by Darman Lane

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🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park4.5 km→🌱The KintonsUrban park3 km→🌱Hop Farm Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Yalding Organic GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Yalding GardensUrban park2.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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