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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.10202, 0.55793
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Red Admiral, Beautiful Demoiselle +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Red Admiral, Beautiful Demoiselle +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Silver-moss, Common Feather-moss +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Silver-moss, Common Feather-moss +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 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
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7,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,919 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Silver-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Redshank · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +18
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Cape Thread-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,919 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Silver-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Redshank · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +18
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Cape Thread-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2023
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2023
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2023
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023 Orthodontium lineare
Orthodontium lineare
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Slender Stubble-moss Gyroweisia tenuis
Slender Stubble-moss Gyroweisia tenuis
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 