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Hope Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.17856, 1.21306

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Swallow +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +44 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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route247 m
Named routeRef 16Length 247 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of Hope Wood near the A2

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The edge of Hope Wood near the A2

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BROOME PARKHistoric site3.3 km→✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Denton WoodUrban park3.4 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bushy RuffUrban park4.9 km→🌱Aylesham CemeteryUrban park4.5 km→

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