Claypits Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.09335, 0.40205
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Water Mint, Great Scented Liverwort, Sweet Chestnut +8 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Bugle, Alder +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 33 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 Carriageway public footpath · 18 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 18 m Surface grass 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 Sweetbourne Bridge public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Surface grass 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.
Photos Coppicing in Colliers Wood
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Wildlife to spot
19,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 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 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +12
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Great Scented Liverwort · Yarrow · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +3
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Vervain Verbena officinalis Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 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 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +12
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Great Scented Liverwort · Yarrow · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +3
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Vervain Verbena officinalis Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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