Brock's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.16486, 0.21961
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🦉 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 — Starling, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pine Ladybird, Cantharis rufa, Cabbage Bug +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pine Ladybird, Cantharis rufa, Cabbage Bug +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 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
8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Swallow · Starling · Raven · Coal Tit · Jackdaw +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Azure Damselfly · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Batman Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Xylota segnis +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Marsh Snipefly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Swallow · Starling · Raven · Coal Tit · Jackdaw +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Azure Damselfly · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Batman Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Xylota segnis +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Marsh Snipefly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagio tringarius
Rhagio tringarius
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
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