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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.15553, 0.31309
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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
🦉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 — Magpie, Robin, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Peacock +175 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m▾
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,180 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,180 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Minotaur Beetle · Brachyopa scutellaris +38
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Brachyopa scutellarisBrachyopa scutellaris2025
- Common Green Sawfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,180 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Minotaur Beetle · Brachyopa scutellaris +38
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Brachyopa scutellarisBrachyopa scutellaris2025
- Common Green Sawfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tenthredo mesomela2025
Tenthredo mesomela2025
Arytainilla spartiophilaArytainilla spartiophila2025Arytainilla spartiophilaArytainilla spartiophila2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025AphrophoraAphrophora2025AphrophoraAphrophora2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Rowan Berry-borerHoplocampa alpina2025Rowan Berry-borerHoplocampa alpina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Glischrochilus quadriguttatusGlischrochilus quadriguttatus2025Glischrochilus quadriguttatusGlischrochilus quadriguttatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorSnail HunterCychrus caraboidesSnail HunterCychrus caraboidesAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boleti7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Heteropelma megarthrumHeteropelma megarthrum2025Heteropelma megarthrumHeteropelma megarthrum2025Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina2025Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2025TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis2025Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2025Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2025Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2025Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisHeterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis2025Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisHeterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis2025EuuraEuura2025EuuraEuura2025Dusky AntFormica fusca2025Dusky AntFormica fusca202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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