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Morgan's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland125 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome125 ha

Getting here

51.08966, 0.28931

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Great Scented Liverwort, Himalayan Balsam +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Pine Cone Bug +155 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Puffball, Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn +2 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadow Puffball, Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn +2 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route188 m
Named routeRef 18Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m
Named routeRef 21Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access track in Clay's Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access track in Clay's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park4.8 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Calverley ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🌱The GroveUrban park4.6 km→

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