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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome278 ha
Getting here
51.18119, 0.29896
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: SOMERHILL; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m▾
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
19,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +38
- Cotesia glomerataCotesia glomerata2025
- Nacerdes carniolicaNacerdes carniolica2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +38
- Cotesia glomerataCotesia glomerata2025
- Nacerdes carniolicaNacerdes carniolica2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Brachyopa scutellarisBrachyopa scutellaris2025Brachyopa scutellarisBrachyopa scutellaris2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025AphrophoraAphrophora2025AphrophoraAphrophora2025Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiTheroscopus hemipteronTheroscopus hemipteron2025Theroscopus hemipteronTheroscopus hemipteron2025Zaglyptus multicolorZaglyptus multicolor2025Zaglyptus multicolorZaglyptus multicolor2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Ectemnius cephalotesEctemnius cephalotes2025Ectemnius cephalotesEctemnius cephalotes2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Solieria pacificaSolieria pacifica2025Solieria pacificaSolieria pacifica2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella2025Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella2025Lissonota biguttataLissonota biguttata2025Lissonota biguttataLissonota biguttata2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Perithous scurraPerithous scurra2025Perithous scurraPerithous scurra2025Barichneumon chionomusBarichneumon chionomus2025Barichneumon chionomusBarichneumon chionomus2025Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025Inscribed SawflyTenthredopsis litterata2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2025TenthredopsisTenthredopsis2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2025Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae20256-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria sexpunctata20256-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria sexpunctata2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025PerilissusPerilissus2025PerilissusPerilissus2025