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Permitted arrival/departure time
Camping and touring
Arrive: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Depart by: 12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Depart by: 12 p.m.
Woodsman Kent Wild Camping cancellation policy
No refunds within 30 days of arrival date.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is non-refundable.
Payment methods accepted on the park: Cash
Booking terms and conditions
Admission
Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed on site.
Arrivals and departures
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
General
There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
This site has no on-site shower facilities.
Hired accommodation
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Additional terms
Camping in a nature reserve comes with certain terms and conditions to ensure our impact on the forest and its sensitive ecosystem is not disturbed or damaged in any way. By adhering to the following principles and practices we can enjoy the forest without any negative effects, and guarantee it thrives, whilst we enjoy it.
Camping in a nature reserve comes with certain terms and conditions to ensure our impact on the forest and its sensitive ecosystem is not disturbed or damaged in any way. By adhering to the following principles and practices we can enjoy the forest without any negative effects, and guarantee it thrives, whilst we enjoy it.
Fire
In order to protect the forest floor all fires must be in the fire pits provided. The mycorrhizal fungi is essential to the overall health of the trees and the soil they grow in, and this is damaged by ground fires. We provide firewood for cooking and light in the fire pits. No wood is to be collected from the trees or forest floor. All this is important habitat; logs on the ground, dead branches and twigs all provided shelter and food for the countless numbers of insects, spiders ,beatles, worms, grubs ,slugs , snails, frogs, toads and lizards etc and is the starting point for most of the life in the forest.
Nothing but the wood provided by us should be burnt in the burner; no plastic, bottle tops, tin foil etc. This ensures that when the fire goes out we can dispose of the ash in a safe and effective way without non organic debris.
When you are leaving just let the fire go out on its own, no need to use water The fire pits are safe to leave to burn down.
Tracks and paths
The main vehicle tracks can be used for loading and unloading. The track edges are important. Please ensure that you do not pull off to the side of the track as this will result in compaction of the soil and damage to vegetation.
There are established tracks for walking, and no new paths should be made. Areas are sometimes blocked with bramble and branches and these areas should be avoided. This vegetation is used to close off certain areas after forest work has taken place, allowing nature to regenerate undisturbed.
There are established paths that lead out of the woodland to further public footpaths, to the south and east of the camping areas.
Habitat restoration
Throughout the forest we have installed bird, bat and dormouse boxes. They are in use at certain times of year and can be good to watch from a distance but make sure there is no disturbance. We also have make Habitat piles (wood and branch stacks). These should be left undisturbed as they offer ground protection and are an important part of the woodland ecology.
Trees and plants
Trees are not to be cut, or bark removed. No plants or fungus is to be removed. Plant communities are very sensitive to disturbance, and can be damaged.
Materials for Bushcraft and Campcraft are available on request from designated areas.
When cooking and eating nothing should be left or discarded on the forest floor as the animals don’t need feeding, and this can cause an imbalance in the rodent population etc.
A compost bucket is provided which can be used for uncooked vegetables, tea bags, coffee grounds, apple cores, fruit and veg peel etc.
Waste water from washing, cooking, dishwashing etc can be put in the charcoal water filter. This is in the black barrel next to the woodshed in the Meeting point car park. This filter is made from layers of sand, gravel and charcoal and will filter small amounts of grey water.
All other waste, including food waste, should be taken away to be disposed of.
Compost toilets are provided for your use and comfort, and must be used at all times. The toilets and urinals allow us to protect the woodland from being altered by the presence of us, as large mammals, that through scent, effectively mark territories and alter the safety of the place for all the animals and birds living here.
Failure to use the designated toilets, has impacts the ecosystem and would be a deterrent to populations of animals and birds. We don’t allow dogs in the woodland for this reason, as well as their impact on waterways disturbance of ground vegetation and hunting impulses.
The waste produced by the compost toilets is processed to make rich compost over a 2 year cycle.
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