Bull Reed Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.12686, 0.37650
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Shining Hookeria, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +85 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Large White, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Large White, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 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
2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus2024
Plecotus auritus2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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