Denge Wood

#3573 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Denge Wood is a wood located 8 miles southwest of Canterbury in Kent, England. The wood is owned by the Forestry Commission and the Woodland Trust. Part of the wood is also privately owned. Much of Denge Wood is classified as ancient semi-natural woodland suggesting it has been in existence since at least 1600AD and probably longer. ()

Coordinates: 51°13'35"N, 1°0'34"E

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Denge Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Lawrence Ground, Stour Valley Walk, Dane John Mound, Canterbury Castle.

4.5 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
115 min walk • The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent. It is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club and since 2013 has been known as The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, due to commercial sponsorship.
1.8 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stour Valley Walk
46 min walk • The Stour Valley Walk is a recreational walking route that follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source at Lenham to its estuary at Pegwell Bay.
4.5 miNE
Garden, Park
Dane John Mound, Canterbury
116 min walk • The Dane John Mound, also known as the Dane John Gardens, is a former Roman cemetery in the city of Canterbury, Kent. It was converted into a motte-and-bailey castle in the 11th century, and turned into a civic park between 1790 and 1803.
4.4 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical place
Canterbury Castle, Canterbury
113 min walk • Canterbury Castle is a Norman Castle in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and main bus station around City Wall. Canterbury Castle was one of the three original Royal castles of Kent.
2.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Chilham Castle
63 min walk • Chilham Castle is a Jacobean manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England. The keep is of Norman origin and dates to 1174; manor house was completed in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges.
3.4 miN
Park
No Man's Orchard, Chartham
88 min walk • No Man's Orchard is a 4.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned by Chartham and Harbledown Parish Councils and managed by the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership.
2.1 miN
Church
Church of St Mary, Chartham
53 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Chartham, Kent, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Canterbury. Constructed between 1285 and circa 1305, with a later tower of the fourteenth century. In 1875, the church was restored by George Edmund Street.
3.4 miN
Park
South Blean, Chartham
87 min walk • South Blean is a 329-hectare nature reserve near Chartham Hatch, west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This site has native woodland, conifer plantations, heath, and bog.
4.2 miNE
Park
Whitehall Meadows, Canterbury
107 min walk • Whitehall Meadows is a 11.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council. This wet meadow has typical damp loving wildlife including snails, butterflies, damselflies, dragonflies and reptiles. This site is divided into two halves, with the River Great Stour running between them.
4.5 miW
Archaeological site
Jacket's Field Long Barrow, Kent Downs
115 min walk • Jacket's Field Long Barrow is an unchambered long barrow located near to the village of Boughton Aluph in the south-eastern English county of Kent. It was probably constructed in the fourth millennium BCE, during Britain's Early Neolithic period.
4.2 miS
Park
Spong Wood, Kent Downs
106 min walk • Spong Wood is a 18-hectare nature reserve west of Stelling Minnis in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. Common trees in this coppiced wood include sweet chestnut, oak, hornbeam and hazel. Orchids can be found on the high slopes and ramsons lower down. There is access by footpaths to its western corner.