Sprivers Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.13644, 0.41935
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Dune Thread-moss +16 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +27 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +27 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths 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 8 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 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m 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 ✦ 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
4,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Kestrel · Blue Tit +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +4
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Kestrel · Blue Tit +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +4
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Noctule Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021 Green-veined White Pieris napi2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2022
Nyctalus noctula2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 2021
2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Small White Pieris rapae2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
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