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Dogkennel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.86730, 0.53311

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Beaked Hawk's-beard +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Garlic Mustard, Hoary Cress +209 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Garlic Mustard, Hoary Cress +209 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
Motoring Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route443 m
Named routeRef 2Length 443 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Dogkennel Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱White Rock GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱White Rock GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park3.7 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park3.7 km→🌱West HillUrban park4 km→🌱West Marina GardensUrban park1.9 km→

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