Coneybury Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.09719, 0.37334
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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 — Herring Gull, Mallard, House Martin +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, House Martin +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Himalayan Balsam, Pedunculate Oak +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Green Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 17 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km 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 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.6 km 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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Wildlife to spot
6,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
House Martin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +54
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Red Damselfly
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Yew · Barren Strawberry · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass · Dog's Mercury +7
Yew Taxus baccata2024 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Marsh Woundwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
House Martin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +54
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Red Damselfly
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Yew · Barren Strawberry · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass · Dog's Mercury +7
Yew Taxus baccata2024 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Marsh Woundwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stachys palustris2024
Stachys palustris2024
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2024
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2024
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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