Snipe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 34 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.15094, 0.34253
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 123m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 123m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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 — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Snail Hunter, Minotaur Beetle, Water Measurer +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 Footpath WT226, Pembury, in Snipe Wood
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Wildlife to spot
16,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,073 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Snail Hunter · Water Measurer · Phaonia signata · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Phaonia subventa +5
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Agriotes lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,073 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Snail Hunter · Water Measurer · Phaonia signata · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Phaonia subventa +5
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Agriotes lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agriotes lineatus
Agriotes lineatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025