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Dockenden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.08820, 0.59228

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dented Silk-moss, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Common Darter, Sericomyia silentis +13 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Glow-worm, Common Darter, Sericomyia silentis +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brick Water Reservoir near Dockenden Cottage

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brick Water Reservoir near Dockenden Cottage

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✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site3 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hole ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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