Sprivers Wood
Horsmonden, West Kent
Sprivers Wood is a National Trust woodland just outside Horsmonden, part of an 18th-century estate around Sprivers House. A short circular walk passes the old moat, Second World War trenches from an ammunition dump, sweet chestnut coppice and glades where butterflies bask in summer.
Highlights
- An easy 1 mile circular walk taking about 20 minutes
- Remains of a Second World War ammunition dump and trenches
- The moat and pond by Sprivers House
- Sweet chestnut coppice and an old avenue of Scots pines
Good to know
- Keep dogs on a lead at all times
- The High Weald Landscape Trail passes through the estate
- Bus 297 between Tunbridge Wells and Ashford passes the lay-by
- National Trust contact for the walk: 01892 893820
Getting there
Sprivers Wood, Sprivers, HorsmondenParking: The walk starts from a roadside lay-by about a quarter of a mile east of Horsmonden village. Coordinates are for Sprivers.
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