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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.18789, 0.36338
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 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2024; Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional 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 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
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 318 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 318 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Wren · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Great Tit +31
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Dinera grisescens · Drupenatus nasturtii · Pipiza austriaca · Coccidula scutellata · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +29
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens2025 Drupenatus nasturtii Drupenatus nasturtii2025 Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025 Coccidula scutellata Coccidula scutellata2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Amalorrhynchus melanarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Wren · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Great Tit +31
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Dinera grisescens · Drupenatus nasturtii · Pipiza austriaca · Coccidula scutellata · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +29
Dinera grisescens Dinera grisescens2025 Drupenatus nasturtii Drupenatus nasturtii2025 Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025 Coccidula scutellata Coccidula scutellata2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Amalorrhynchus melanarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amalorrhynchus melanarius2025
Amalorrhynchus melanarius2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2025
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Notiphila Notiphila2025
Notiphila Notiphila2025
Brown Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista albida2025
Brown Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista albida2025
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris2025
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris2025
Apple Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis2025
Apple Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis2025
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata2025
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata2025
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer2025
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
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