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Jeskyns Community Woodland

3 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.39842, 0.39713

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Peacock +98 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Peacock +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Red Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Strood Community TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 177Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 826 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 826 mPath type: track
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 243 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 243 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horse Trail in Jeskyns Community Woodland

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horse Trail in Jeskyns Community Woodland

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🏞️JESKYNSCountry park500 m→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park1.6 km→🌱Shorne Woods Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Volunteer GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Shorne Wood Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Woodlands ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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Henhurst Lake

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