Gill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.10555, 0.48732
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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 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +68 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +68 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silky Forklet-moss, Appleyard's Feather-moss +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 15 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
4,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Black Clock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Nicholson's Beard-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Water Screw-moss · Woodsy Silk-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +36
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +33
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Black Clock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Nicholson's Beard-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Water Screw-moss · Woodsy Silk-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +36
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2024
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2024
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2024
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2024
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2024
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2024
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2024
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2024
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2024
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2024
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2024
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2024
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2024
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2024
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2024
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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