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Frankham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.06487, 0.26917

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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

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +225 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Bramble, Sweet Chestnut +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Colobopterus erraticus, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber, 14-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Colobopterus erraticus, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber, 14-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and logs near Eight Acre Wood

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and logs near Eight Acre Wood

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✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site3 km→🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Mark's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→

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