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The Mount Wood

7 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking 497m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Faesten Dic PathWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Samuel Palmer TrailWalking route

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Named routeLocal walking route
Till Avenuepublic footpath · 154 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mPath type: residential
Oliver Crescentpublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: residential
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Horton Waybridleway · 176 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Till Avenuerestricted byway · 48 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 48 mPath type: residential

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