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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.17659, 0.39849
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Swift +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Swift +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Ground-ivy +16 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Ground-ivy +16 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Strawberry, Ramsons +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 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 Photos In the Garden of Remembrance, Paddock Wood Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
8,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Blackbird +31
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oxystoma pomonae · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Bronze Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Blackbird +31
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oxystoma pomonae · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Bronze Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Alder Wood-Wasp Xiphydria camelus2024
Alder Wood-Wasp Xiphydria camelus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024