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Nap Wood

✦ Ancient woodland102 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome102 ha

Getting here

51.07606, 0.27121

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +185 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Beech +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Down Lanepublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

17 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 route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and hedgerow north of Nap Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and hedgerow north of Nap Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Riverhall blast furnaceHistoric site1 km→⛪St Mark's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱Town Row GreenUrban park3.5 km→🐄Fullers Farm ShopVisitor farm4.2 km→

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