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Nooketts Wood

3 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.23851, 1.23850

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Nightingale, Turtle Dove +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Nightingale, Turtle Dove +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +15 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cherry Garden Lanebyway open to all traffic · 945 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 945 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cherrygarden Lane and Nooketts Wood on left

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cherrygarden Lane and Nooketts Wood on left

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✦GOODNESTONE PARKHistoric site900 m→🐄Wingham Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3 km→✦Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale CottageHistoric site4 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Fair FieldUrban park800 m→

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