Parsonage Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06711, 0.56310
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 🌿 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 — Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, Bluebell · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +75 more · last seen 2025
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 13 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.
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Wildlife to spot
11,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Great Tit +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Chrysotoxum verralli +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Great Tit +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Chrysotoxum verralli +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 2024
2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 