Under the Wood reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the corner of the Kentish landscape where the air carries a faint, salt-tinged promise of the nearby North Sea. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 114°T, OS grid TR 220 665), and is situated north of Boyden Gate village. Green lanes wind through the surrounding fields, catching the low, amber light of late afternoon as shadows stretch long across the hedgerows. A short walk to the north-west, the rise of Sweech Hill offers a vantage point over the patchwork of arable land that defines the local economy. The terrain remains largely level, allowing the winds to sweep unimpeded across the open expanse towards the distant, reed-fringed Chislet Marshes. Beneath the vast, shifting skies of the South East, Under the Wood maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern coast. Every season here leaves its mark upon the soil, from the damp, heavy clay of winter to the dusty, sun-baked tracks of the harvest months.
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Live animated radar for Under the Wood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Under the Wood, Kent, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Under the Wood includes coordinates 51.35428, 1.186984, in the county of Kent, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Under the Wood is available on the Under the Wood map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Kent weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.