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Four Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.09189, 0.35262

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 281m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Canada Goose +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Canada Goose +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Sweet Chestnut, Ash +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Rowland Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Rowland Wood

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✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park3.9 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir3.8 km→

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