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Great Hanging Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.05064, 0.72282

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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 — Lapwing, Yellowhammer, Shelduck +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Yellowhammer, Shelduck +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Common Nettle, Bramble +62 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Elder +9 more foraging species; 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Great Hanging Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millennium GardenUrban park3.1 km→⛪St Mildred's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱St John the Baptist's ChurchUrban park2.1 km→🌱Small Hythe Cricket GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Coronation FieldUrban park4.3 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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