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Well Wood

16 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.10502, 0.55020

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Swift, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Swift, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-foot Wing-moss +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silver-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-foot Wing-moss +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Well Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park2.5 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm3.3 km→

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