Hawk's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.17417, 0.21694
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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🌿 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 — Raven, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Potato Capsid, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Potato Capsid, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ 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
7,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,755 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +49
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hobby Falco subbuteo Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-eared Owl Asio otus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Tern Sterna hirundo 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Potato Capsid · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +13
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,755 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +49
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hobby Falco subbuteo Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-eared Owl Asio otus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Tern Sterna hirundo 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Potato Capsid · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Red-legged Shieldbug · Little Snipefly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +13
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae
Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae
Megalocoleus tanaceti Megalocoleus tanaceti
Megalocoleus tanaceti Megalocoleus tanaceti
Orthops (Orthops) basalis Orthops (Orthops) basalis
Orthops (Orthops) basalis Orthops (Orthops) basalis
Eupteryx stachydearum Eupteryx stachydearum
Eupteryx stachydearum Eupteryx stachydearum
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum 