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Hanging Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.28703, 1.20705

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Magpie, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Magpie, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Firebug, Apion frumentarium, Scathophaga stercoraria +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Apion frumentarium, Scathophaga stercoraria +6 more · last seen 2026

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

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional 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
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 1Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bales below Hanging Bank Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bales below Hanging Bank Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Wingham Wildlife ParkVisitor farm1.7 km→🐄Howletts Wild Animal ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale CottageHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Turners OrchardUrban park3.2 km→🌱Littlebourne ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Littlebourne ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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