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Hoath Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

50.97419, 0.62453

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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, Goldcrest, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Primrose, Wood Anemone +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Garlic Mustard +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +149 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coppicing, Hoath Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coppicing, Hoath Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Great DixterUrban park3.4 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱High GardenUrban park3.3 km→⚽Newenden Cricket ClubPlaying field4.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Brede High FarmHistoric site4.7 km→

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