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PENNS IN THE ROCKS

26 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.09113, 0.16691

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: PENNS IN THE ROCKS

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Helophilus pendulus +204 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Primrose, Ramsons +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 18Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to Penns In The Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 1790731

📷 Oast House Archive · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to Penns In The Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 1790731

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