Hawkenbury Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.12372, 0.28398
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +35 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Heather, Shaggy Soldier +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Heather, Shaggy Soldier +6 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Route 21Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Main RouteCycling route188 m
Main RouteCycling route306 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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