Horse Pasture ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.15757, 0.34706
Open directionsv 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Orange-bearded Bluebottle, Phaonia valida +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Orange-bearded Bluebottle, Phaonia valida +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
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 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m 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 ✦ 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
14,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Robin +43
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Oxypselaphus obscurus · Snail Hunter · Agriotes lineatus · Violet Ground Beetle · Water Measurer +22
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Robin +43
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Oxypselaphus obscurus · Snail Hunter · Agriotes lineatus · Violet Ground Beetle · Water Measurer +22
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2025
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Myopa Myopa2025
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