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Broadwell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

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51.08515, 0.36450

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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
🅿️Parking 259m away — 2 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 259m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspring

2026

Coot · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard +52

CootFulica atra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2024

🌿

Plants16 species

wintersummer

2025

Yew · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass +11

YewTaxus baccata2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspring

2026

Coot · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard +52

CootFulica atra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2024

🌿

Plants16 species

wintersummer

2025

Yew · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass +11

YewTaxus baccata2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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