Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07954, 0.57051
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Dented Silk-moss, Bank Haircap +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 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 12 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 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 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 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m 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.
Photos The High Weald Landscape Trail
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Wildlife to spot
8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Field Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Glow-worm · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Rhingia rostrata · Sericomyia silentis +8
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dented Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Waved Silk-moss +2
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Field Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Glow-worm · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Rhingia rostrata · Sericomyia silentis +8
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dented Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Waved Silk-moss +2
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss
Tetraphis pellucida2024
Tetraphis pellucida2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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