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Sladden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.14047, 1.22737

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CampsiteParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Sphaerophoria scripta, Malthinus flaveolus, Cantharis decipiens +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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
River Dour GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Sladden Farm on the Alkham Road

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Sladden Farm on the Alkham Road

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Nearby places

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🌱Russell GardensUrban park2.8 km→✦KEARSNEY COURTHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Kearsney Abbey GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱Kearsney ParkUrban park3 km→🦉HIGH MEADOWNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Bushy RuffUrban park2.4 km→

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