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St Luke's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Eden Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 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

N/ACycling route49 m

Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route180 m

Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route259 m

Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route30 m

Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

32,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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