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Blackhoath Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis, Dark Bush-cricket +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis, Dark Bush-cricket +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Octavia Hill centenary trail eastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Eden Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route49 m

Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route180 m

Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route259 m

Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 12Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route30 m

Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,177 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,177 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis · Dark Bush-cricket

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,177 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis · Dark Bush-cricket

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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