St Andrews Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.17836, 0.39327
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Lords-and-Ladies +19 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Lords-and-Ladies +19 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Pedunculate Oak +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 9 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oxystoma pomonae · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Bronze Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium +3
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oxystoma pomonae · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Bronze Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium +3
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 