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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.18500, 0.31914
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 259 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 259 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Chagall Window, All Saints' Church
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Wildlife to spot
12,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Linnet · Whitethroat · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Skylark +51
Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Shrew · Hazel Dormouse
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Brachyopa scutellaris · Common Green Sawfly · Aphrophora · Cantharis cryptica +14
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Brachyopa scutellaris Brachyopa scutellaris2025 Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025 Aphrophora Aphrophora2025 Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Linnet · Whitethroat · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Skylark +51
Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Shrew · Hazel Dormouse
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Brachyopa scutellaris · Common Green Sawfly · Aphrophora · Cantharis cryptica +14
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Brachyopa scutellaris Brachyopa scutellaris2025 Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025 Aphrophora Aphrophora2025 Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2025
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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