Brewer's Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07343, 0.58116
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 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 8 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 347m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Wren, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Overleaf Pellia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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
Show on map 9 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 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
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
7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 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
Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Chrysotoxum verralli · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhingia rostrata +9
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Dented Silk-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 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
Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Chrysotoxum verralli · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhingia rostrata +9
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Dented Silk-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 2023
2023
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
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
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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