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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.09797, 0.57242
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +42 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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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 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma mellinum · Scaeva pyrastri +5
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024 Banded Demoiselle Field Forklet-moss · Crenulated Flapwort
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma mellinum · Scaeva pyrastri +5
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024 Banded Demoiselle Field Forklet-moss · Crenulated Flapwort
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2024
Calopteryx splendens2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 