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Nightingale Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.17482, 0.26502

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Nacerdes carniolica, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nacerdes carniolica, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst 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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

62 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 route49 m
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nightingale Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Angel CentreUrban park2.2 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park2.3 km→

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