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Hall Place

11 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Campyloneura virgula +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Campyloneura virgula +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Eden Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 178Cycling route

Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route138 m

Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route90 m

Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route49 m

Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route180 m

Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Wren +49

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Campyloneura virgula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly +13

Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Wren +49

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Campyloneura virgula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly +13

Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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