Chingley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 99 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 99 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07609, 0.40929
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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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Wood Anemone, Bugle +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Water Mint, Great Scented Liverwort, Ramsons +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 The Old Carriage Way public footpath · 218 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 218 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map The Old Carriage Way public footpath · 271 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 271 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 7 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 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m 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 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 969 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route 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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Wildlife to spot
12,906 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,906 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Crenulated Flapwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed +9
Bugle Ajuga reptans Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Vervain Verbena officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,906 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Crenulated Flapwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed +9
Bugle Ajuga reptans Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Vervain Verbena officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Creeping-Jenny
Creeping-Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
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