Sophurst Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.14030, 0.36593
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +163 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Tamarisk-moss, Shining Hookeria +16 more · last seen 2017
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 12 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 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
4,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,763 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Magpie +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pale Tortoise Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Phaonia valida · Orange-bearded Bluebottle +21
Pale Tortoise Beetle Cassida flaveola2023 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024 Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2024 Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,763 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Magpie +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pale Tortoise Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Phaonia valida · Orange-bearded Bluebottle +21
Pale Tortoise Beetle Cassida flaveola2023 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024 Phaonia valida Phaonia valida2024 Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cistogaster globosa Cistogaster globosa2024
Cistogaster globosa Cistogaster globosa2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum2024
Strophosoma capitatum Strophosoma capitatum2024
Pseudoloxops coccineus Pseudoloxops coccineus2023
Pseudoloxops coccineus Pseudoloxops coccineus2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Myopa Myopa2025
Myopa Myopa2025
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2024
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus2024
Epicampocera succincta Epicampocera succincta2024
Epicampocera succincta Epicampocera succincta2024
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2024
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2024
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2024
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2023
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2023
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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