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Jeskyns Community Woodland

6 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.39624, 0.39423

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 367m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 8.7 km; Named hiking route nearby: 1066 Harold's Way

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

61 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 826 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 826 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Path in Jeskyns Community Woodland

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JESKYNSCountry park300 m→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park1.9 km→🌱Shorne Woods Country ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Volunteer GardenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Shorne Wood Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Woodlands ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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Henhurst Lake

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