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Copthall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

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 — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Pedunculate Oak +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Pedunculate Oak +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Play TrailWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route969 m

Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route449 m

Named routeRef 18Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspring

2026

House Martin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Black-headed Gull · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +47

House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PochardAythya ferina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2026

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024

🌿

Plants17 species

summer

2025

Barren Strawberry · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Vervain +12

Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
VervainVerbena officinalis
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspring

2026

House Martin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Black-headed Gull · Firecrest · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +47

House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PochardAythya ferina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2026

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024

🌿

Plants17 species

summer

2025

Barren Strawberry · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Vervain +12

Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
VervainVerbena officinalis
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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