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Penshurst Gardens

7 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPlayBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.17461, 0.18526

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Porcupine Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Porcupine Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Grade I listed building: SOUTH CENTRAL ENTRANCE TOWER TO PENSHURST PLACE AND WALL ABUTTING TO EAST

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

Eden Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

SR422public footpath · 3.1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.1 kmSurface grassPath type: footway

The Warrenpublic footpath · 607 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 607 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

SR449public footpath · 1.7 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route49 m

Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route180 m

Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route259 m

Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 12Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route30 m

Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

SR546bridleway · 507 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 507 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

8,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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