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Knells Bottom

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.14989, 0.36038

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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 365m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-bearded Bluebottle, Hairy Shieldbug, Pogonocherus hispidus +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange-bearded Bluebottle, Hairy Shieldbug, Pogonocherus hispidus +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 18Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route318 m
Named routeRef 18Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knells Bottom

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pembury Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱The HeathUrban park5 km→🌱Matfield GreenUrban park600 m→🦉FOAL HURST WOODNature reserve2.7 km→🐄Downingbury Farm ShopVisitor farm2.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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