Churchfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 50 ha
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51.09158, 0.30760
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn, Spindle Toughshank +11 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn, Spindle Toughshank +11 more · last seen 2019
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Himalayan Balsam +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Beech, Two-horned Pincerwort +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 5 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 188 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 188 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
1,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Wren +34
Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +14
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021 Tunbridge Filmy-fern · American Skunk-cabbage · Himalayan Balsam · Forked Veilwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +53
Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2022 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Wren +34
Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +14
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021 Tunbridge Filmy-fern · American Skunk-cabbage · Himalayan Balsam · Forked Veilwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +53
Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2022 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Badger Meles meles2022
Badger Meles meles2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2021
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2021
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2021
Slender Bodied Digger Wasp Crabro cribrarius2021
Slender Bodied Digger Wasp Crabro cribrarius2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2021
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2021 Cherry Plum
Cherry Plum
Prunus cerasifera2024
Prunus cerasifera2024
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2022
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2022
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2022
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2022
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2022
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2022
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2022
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2022
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2022
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2022
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2021
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2021
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum2025
Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2022
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2022
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2022
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2022
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2022
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2022
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2021
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2021
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2021
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2021
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2021
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata2021
Bordered Screw-moss Tortula marginata2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Awl-leaved Earth-moss Pleuridium subulatum2021
Awl-leaved Earth-moss Pleuridium subulatum2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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