Ruck Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
↑ Share
Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.13198, 0.40843
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 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +17 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 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 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km 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 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 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.
Photos Marle Place Rd, Ruck Lane junction
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: f0f26be2-1749-4bbe-ae9e-59f1876809f9
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +6
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Large White +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Himalayan Balsam · Heath Plait-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Bank Haircap · Dune Thread-moss +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Blackcap · Green Woodpecker +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +6
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Large White +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Himalayan Balsam · Heath Plait-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Bank Haircap · Dune Thread-moss +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2022
Nyctalus noctula2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 2021
2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2021
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2021 