Slade Wood
✦ Ancient woodland19 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.08820, 0.38721
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Bugle, Alder +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Great Scented Liverwort, Ramsons +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal 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
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
The Slade Oasts, The Slade, Lamberhurst
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Wildlife to spot
17,046 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,046 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · House Martin · Jackdaw +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +21
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
🌿Plants10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Great Scented Liverwort · Yarrow · Common Knapweed +5
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,046 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · House Martin · Jackdaw +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +21
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
🌿Plants10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Great Scented Liverwort · Yarrow · Common Knapweed +5
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping-Jenny
Creeping-Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio