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Great Blacklands Carvet Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.13412, 1.06726

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ivy Bee, Western Honey Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +152 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ivy Bee, Western Honey Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +152 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sand-hill Screw-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · 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

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Route HF33Walking route
Named routeRef HF33
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
to the EurotunnelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route269 m
Named routeRef 17Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overgrown verge along Woodland road

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

Overgrown verge along Woodland road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Court Lodge GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Farthing CommonUrban park1.6 km→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site2.8 km→✦Horton PrioryHistoric site4.7 km→✦Bowl barrow, the southernmost of six in West WoodHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners, one of six in West WoodHistoric site1.3 km→

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