Hadwin's Shaw - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.13228, 0.18174
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Green Shieldbug · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Rhingia campestris · Calodromius spilotus · Welsh Chafer +18
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum
- Tillus elongatus
Annual Meadow-grass · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Mind-your-own-business · Bugle · Common Ragwort +18
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Green Shieldbug · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Rhingia campestris · Calodromius spilotus · Welsh Chafer +18
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum
- Tillus elongatus
Annual Meadow-grass · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Mind-your-own-business · Bugle · Common Ragwort +18
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tillus elongatus
Tillus elongatus
Cheilosia vulpinaCheilosia vulpinaCheilosia vulpinaCheilosia vulpinaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusBroadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaBroadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataEvents & activities nearby
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