The Forest - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.16746, 0.13694
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional 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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route488 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 488 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
1,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,596 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
- HoopoeUpupa epops2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
- SwiftApus apus2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
Fallow Deer · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2019
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Orange-tip · Purple Emperor +18
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- Purple EmperorApatura iris2018
Mueller's Pouchwort · Overleaf Pellia · Common Smoothcap · Conocephalum conicum · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +29
- Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2017
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2020
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018
- Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2017
- Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2016
- Creeping Fingerwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,596 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
- HoopoeUpupa epops2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
- SwiftApus apus2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
Fallow Deer · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2019
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Orange-tip · Purple Emperor +18
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- Purple EmperorApatura iris2018
Mueller's Pouchwort · Overleaf Pellia · Common Smoothcap · Conocephalum conicum · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +29
- Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2017
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2020
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018
- Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2017
- Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2016
- Creeping Fingerwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha lutea
Rhagonycha lutea
Rhagonycha lutea2022
Rhagonycha lutea2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2020Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2017Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2017Lepidozia reptans2016
Lepidozia reptans2016
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusAmerican Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2020Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2018Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2018Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2018Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2017Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2017Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2017Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2017Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2017Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2017Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2017Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2017Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2017Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2017Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2017Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2017Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2017Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2017Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2017Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2017Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2017Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2017Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2017Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2017Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2017Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2017Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2017Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2017Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2017Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2017Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2017Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2017Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2017Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2017Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2017Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2017Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2017Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2017Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2017Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2017Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2016Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2016Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2016Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2016