Ambleford Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.12621, 0.35590
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 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, Magpie, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hieracium exotericum, Shining Hookeria, Common Smoothcap +37 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Gorse Shieldbug +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Gorse Shieldbug +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Conocephalum conicum, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,161 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Goldcrest +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Pale Tortoise Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Cistogaster globosa · Meliscaeva cinctella +13
Pale Tortoise Beetle Cassida flaveola2023 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024 Cistogaster globosa Cistogaster globosa2024 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024 Pseudoloxops coccineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,161 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Green Woodpecker · Goldcrest +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Pale Tortoise Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Cistogaster globosa · Meliscaeva cinctella +13
Pale Tortoise Beetle Cassida flaveola2023 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024 Cistogaster globosa Cistogaster globosa2024 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024 Pseudoloxops coccineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Pseudoloxops coccineus2023
Pseudoloxops coccineus2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2023
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2023
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2023
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2023
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2023
Rhinoncus perpendicularis Rhinoncus perpendicularis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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