Furzefield Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.16483, 0.21211
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m▾
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Field and woods by Barden Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: f8551ee3-e082-459f-9adc-9a3b48577397
Wildlife to spot
7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
- Nowickia ferox
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
- Nowickia ferox
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nowickia ferox
Nowickia ferox
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataAgrypnia variaAgrypnia variaAgrypnia variaAgrypnia variaShore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralisShore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.