Roughland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.04442, 0.55024
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Mamillate Plait-moss +27 more · last seen 2014
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Large White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Large White +34 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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
3,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Coot Fulica atra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 🦌 Mammals 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Emperor Dragonfly · Red Admiral · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter +14
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Coot Fulica atra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 🦌 Mammals 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Emperor Dragonfly · Red Admiral · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter +14
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula2022
Nyctalus noctula2022
Myodes Myodes2021
Myodes Myodes2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 2023
2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2019
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2019
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
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