Pound Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.14558, 0.60100
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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lepra amara, Script Lichen, Arthonia radiata +32 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lepra amara, Script Lichen, Arthonia radiata +32 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed +69 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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
1,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,835 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +28
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Small Heath · Common Blue +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2020 Small White Pieris rapae2020 Large White Pieris brassicae2020 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2020 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,835 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +28
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Small Heath · Common Blue +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2020 Small White Pieris rapae2020 Large White Pieris brassicae2020 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2020 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2020
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2020
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2020
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2020
Peacock Aglais io2020
Peacock Aglais io2020
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Diplocladius cultriger Diplocladius cultriger2024
Diplocladius cultriger Diplocladius cultriger2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Bumblebee Bombus2021
Bumblebee Bombus2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2020
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2020
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2020
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2020
Small Blue Cupido minimus2020
Small Blue Cupido minimus2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2020
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2020
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2020 