Milestone Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.10775, 0.59407
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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🌿 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Creeping Buttercup, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +14 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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
Show on map 5 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 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km 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
20,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Brown Hawker · Sphaerophoria · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis +14
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Brown Hawker · Sphaerophoria · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis +14
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 