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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.11654, 0.43316
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: High Weald Landscape Trail
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 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 13 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 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blackcap · Robin +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Yellow-necked Mouse · Small Mouse · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +9
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis Small Mouse Muridae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024 Common Cockchafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blackcap · Robin +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Yellow-necked Mouse · Small Mouse · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +9
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis Small Mouse Muridae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024 Common Cockchafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2022
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2022 Melolontha melolontha2024
Melolontha melolontha2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023 