Magpie Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.08766, 0.49471
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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 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turtle Dove, Raven, Firecrest +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Raven, Firecrest +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pale Glaucous Thread-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str. · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Buff-tip +206 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Buff-tip +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Pseudaleuria fibrillosa, Ivory Bonnet +3 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip 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 15 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 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 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 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Former railway line in Bull Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Great Tit +40
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Raven Corvus corax Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Woodlark Lullula arborea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head +7
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Pale Glaucous Thread-moss
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Great Tit +40
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Raven Corvus corax Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Woodlark Lullula arborea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head +7
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Pale Glaucous Thread-moss
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil
Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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