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Dene Park

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.23940, 0.29001

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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

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, White-legged Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route170 m
Named routeRef 12Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route21 m
Named routeLength 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Track in Point Wood, Dene Park

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland Track in Point Wood, Dene Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Town banksHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Tonbridge CastleUrban park4.9 km→✦OXEN HOATHHistoric site3 km→✦Ightham MoteHistoric site2.6 km→✦Ightham Mote Medieval moated siteHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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