Bull Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06058, 0.55007
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🌿 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dotted Thyme-moss, Overleaf Pellia, Petty Pocket-moss +7 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Volinus sticticus, Southern Hawker +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Volinus sticticus, Southern Hawker +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 12 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 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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11,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · House Sparrow +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Chrysotoxum verralli · Common Darter +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · House Sparrow +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Chrysotoxum verralli · Common Darter +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 2023
2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 