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Rear Wood

✦ Ancient woodland203 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome203 ha

Getting here

51.11716, 0.34899

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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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hieracium exotericum, Pedunculate Oak +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Barren Strawberry, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route318 m
Named routeRef 18Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Little Sandhurst Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Little Sandhurst Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site5 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.8 km→✦DUNORLAN PARKHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Pembury Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→

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