Castlehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 75 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.17131, 0.28939
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cotesia glomerata, Marmalade Hoverfly, Nacerdes carniolica +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cotesia glomerata, Marmalade Hoverfly, Nacerdes carniolica +52 more · last seen 2026
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 57 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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24,700 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,700 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Redwing · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Roe Deer · Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Red Wood Ant · Carabus nemoralis +3
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,700 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Redwing · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Roe Deer · Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Red Wood Ant · Carabus nemoralis +3
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025 