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Haysden Country Park

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.19085, 0.23938

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 211m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Syrphus ribesii +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Syrphus ribesii +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Straight Mile - MU46public footpath · 306 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 306 mPath type: footway
MU26/4public footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: footway
MU46public footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route180 m
Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Tudor Trailbridleway · 971 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 971 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Straight Mile, Haysden Country Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Straight Mile, Haysden Country Park

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