Robin's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07641, 0.52349
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 246m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 246m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Transparent Fork-moss +71 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 12 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 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Teal Anas crecca2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +4
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2020 Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Long-winged Cone-head +23
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Overleaf Pellia · Dotted Thyme-moss · Conocephalum conicum · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Transparent Fork-moss +4
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Transparent Flapwort Solenostoma hyalinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Teal Anas crecca2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +4
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Badger Meles meles2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2020 Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Long-winged Cone-head +23
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Overleaf Pellia · Dotted Thyme-moss · Conocephalum conicum · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Transparent Fork-moss +4
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Transparent Flapwort Solenostoma hyalinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2023
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Tanbark Borer Phymatodes testaceus2023
Tanbark Borer Phymatodes testaceus2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2022
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2022
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Lucilia Lucilia2021
Lucilia Lucilia2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2020
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020 Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus
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