Parkwood Picnic Site

Famous for its magnificent spring display of bluebells, which carpet the woodland, Parkwood offers panoramic views across the countryside.

Parkwood

Information

Parkwood Picnic Site

Appledore
TN26 2BJ

01303 266 327

Opening times

9am to dusk or 9pm. Whichever is earlier. Park closed Christmas Day.

Parking

Available free of charge.

Directions and public transport

4.5 miles east of Tenterden, turn south off the B2067 at Woodchurch and continue towards Appledore for 2 miles. Parkwood is the most southerly part of the woodland.

The nearest train station is Appledore (3 miles).

Managed by Kent County Council

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About

A Site of Nature Conservation Interest, Parkwood Picnic Site boasts an amazing diversity of flora and fauna typical of this woodland habitat.

Plants include wood rush and St. John's Wort. The woodland also hides a very large, rare, wild service tree.

Parkwood Picnic Site

Some areas are actively coppiced, creating habitats for nesting nightingales, nuthatch, green and great spotted woodpeckers, and several common warblers.