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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.15164, 0.36920
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Gorse Shieldbug, Common Ground-hopper +144 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Gorse Shieldbug, Common Ground-hopper +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 11 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 318 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 318 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Orange-bearded Bluebottle · Phaonia subventa · Aphrophora alni · Glow-worm · Myopa +3
Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2024 Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Myopa Myopa2025 Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Orange-bearded Bluebottle · Phaonia subventa · Aphrophora alni · Glow-worm · Myopa +3
Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2024 Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Myopa Myopa2025 Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Epicampocera succincta Epicampocera succincta2024
Epicampocera succincta Epicampocera succincta2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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