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Open directionsv Somerhill House is a Jacobean mansion situated near Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom. The Grade I listed structure was built for The 4th Earl of Clanricarde in 1611–1613. The estate was sequestrated by Parliament in 1645, and restored to its rightful owner in 1660.
Read more on Wikipedia → School building Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +196 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +196 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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19,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +38
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2025 Nacerdes carniolica Nacerdes carniolica2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +38
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2025 Nacerdes carniolica Nacerdes carniolica2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Brachyopa scutellaris Brachyopa scutellaris2025
Brachyopa scutellaris Brachyopa scutellaris2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Aphrophora Aphrophora2025
Aphrophora Aphrophora2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2025
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2025
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica2025
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata2025
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Perithous scurra Perithous scurra2025
Perithous scurra Perithous scurra2025
Barichneumon chionomus Barichneumon chionomus2025
Barichneumon chionomus Barichneumon chionomus2025
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2025
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2025
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2025
6-spot Dawn-treader Empria sexpunctata2025
6-spot Dawn-treader Empria sexpunctata2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Perilissus Perilissus2025
Perilissus Perilissus2025 