Saw Lodge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.12023, 0.57604
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +10 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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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 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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
19,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle +15
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle +15
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 