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Hunt's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland47 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

51.07256, 0.80129

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 58m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Raven +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Raven +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Knapweed, Creeping Bent, Yorkshire-fog +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Barren Strawberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Garden waste in a bluebell wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Garden waste in a bluebell wood

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