Hale Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 54 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 54 ha
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.23377, 0.39490
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +11 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Polycauliona polycarpa, Diploicia canescens +119 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Polycauliona polycarpa, Diploicia canescens +119 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT2 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: f26e95c3-c4a9-4688-b89d-5c38683f3dae
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2024
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019 Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss
Bryum capillare2020
Bryum capillare2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020 