Degg's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.11507, 0.51408
Open directionsv 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 🍄 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 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 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 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 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road 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.
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Wildlife to spot
2,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,856 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +45
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort · Rusty Swan-neck Moss +14
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Larger Mouse-tail Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,856 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +45
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort · Rusty Swan-neck Moss +14
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Larger Mouse-tail Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Isothecium alopecuroides
Isothecium alopecuroides
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla 