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Footway Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.12197, 0.51560

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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 Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Smoothcap, St Winifrid's Other Moss +6 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025

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

1 signed route nearby

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 18Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood anemones in Footway Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood anemones in Footway Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park4.7 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm4.5 km→

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