Cork Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.14000, 0.40010
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Flat Neckera, Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 10 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 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 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m 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
8,028 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,028 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +30
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +7
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +9
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,028 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +30
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +7
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +9
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2022
Nyctalus noctula2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 2021
2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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