Woodland Walks

To enable visitors to observe and enjoy the landscapes, plants and animals, we have created three circular walks, ranging in length from half a mile, to two and a half miles. All paths are colour coded and way marked, starting from the Visitor Centre.

Bench Meadow Wood Walk - Yellow Markers (1/2 mile)

This short walk gives you some of the best views of the Estate. You take a track alongside hedgerow and then across the top of Bench Meadow, looking across Robin's Brook to what was the site of Marks Hall mansion at the top of the hill.

Crowlands Wood Walk - Blue Markers (2 miles)

This is a favourite route for wildlife watching as you can take grassy tracks - excellent for butterflies - past medieval hedgerows and through ancient Crowlands Wood into the heart of the Honywood forest.

The Old Deer Park Walk - Red Markers (2 1/2 miles)

This route takes you round the outside of the Arboretum and little more than 60 years ago this area was part of the Deer Park. Most of the Pollard Oaks were felled in the fifties to make way for conifers but the remaining ones are a real haven for all kinds of wildlife.