Hollow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.10427, 0.31501
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, American Skunk-cabbage, Himalayan Balsam +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Peacock +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Peacock +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn, Spindle Toughshank +1 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Weeping Slimecap, Small Stagshorn, Spindle Toughshank +1 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Corn Mint
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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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge 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 High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 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 188 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 188 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 318 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 318 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
2,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jay · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle +8
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Killarney Fern · Sycamore · Himalayan Balsam
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jay · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle +8
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Killarney Fern · Sycamore · Himalayan Balsam
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2023
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Badger Meles meles2022
Badger Meles meles2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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