Pump Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07657, 0.60239
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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
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — River Feather-moss, Water Earwort, Dented Silk-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
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 5 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 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km 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
5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lapidarius2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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