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Friends Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.18541, 1.28944

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Cleavers +22 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Cleavers +22 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Morel · last seen 2011; Fungi — Morel · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 351 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 351 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking NE along a gated road bordering Eastling Wood.

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking NE along a gated road bordering Eastling Wood.

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✦KEARSNEY COURTHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Kearsney Abbey GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Russell GardensUrban park4.6 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Kearsney ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park1.9 km→

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