Reed Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.05445, 0.56510
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +56 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
13,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Grey Wagtail +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Hazel Dormouse · Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli 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 13,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Grey Wagtail +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Hazel Dormouse · Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli 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
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 2024
2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 