Iden Green Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.05765, 0.58176
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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Athous haemorrhoidalis +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Athous haemorrhoidalis +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 9 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 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 73 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
12,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Field Vole · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Field Vole · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 2024
2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 