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Porters Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.14454, 0.37651

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Tamarisk-moss, Shining Hookeria +17 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Parent Bug +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Parent Bug +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Porters Wood, Petteridge

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Porters Wood, Petteridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The HeathUrban park3.8 km→🌱Pembury Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Matfield GreenUrban park900 m→🦉FOAL HURST WOODNature reserve3.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🐄Downingbury Farm ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→

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