Shirrenden Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.14062, 0.41478
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +27 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +27 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 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.
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Wildlife to spot
6,867 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,867 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 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 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,867 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 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 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera 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
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 2021
2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
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