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✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Yellowhammer +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Yellowhammer +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 178

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
MT152public footpath · 212 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 212 mSurface groundPath type: path
MU32public footpath · 303 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 303 mSurface grassPath type: footway
MT152public footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route259 m
Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction on Medway Valley Walk

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath junction on Medway Valley Walk

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