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🎳 Bowls🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06575, 0.58193
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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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, Flat-brocade Moss +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, Flat-brocade Moss +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Glow-worm, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Glow-worm, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 2024
2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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