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Rushlye Down

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.11246, 0.30604

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Himalayan Balsam, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Legnotus limbosus, 10-spot Ladybird +147 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Legnotus limbosus, 10-spot Ladybird +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Hazel, Common Nettle

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route188 m
Named routeRef 18Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottage at Coker's Down

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottage at Coker's Down

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Calverley ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→

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