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✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.12747, 0.55871

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Cleavers · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Melanostoma mellinum, Western Honey Bee +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Melanostoma mellinum, Western Honey Bee +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Home Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱The Village GreenUrban park4.6 km→

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