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Palmer's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.13530, 1.04733

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +70 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +70 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Painted Lady +160 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route269 m
Named routeRef 17Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Skeete Roadbridleway · 628 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snow lingering near West Wood

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow lingering near West Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Court Lodge GreenUrban park2.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting CourtHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Farthing CommonUrban park1.4 km→✦Horton PrioryHistoric site3.6 km→✦Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→✦Bowl barrow, the southernmost of six in West WoodHistoric site1.1 km→

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