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Getting here
51.05899, 0.25706
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Fallow Deer, Roe Deer +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m▾
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,525 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
🌿Plants19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Corncockle · Bittersweet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bugle · Yarrow +14
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BugleAjuga reptans
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Sowbread
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,525 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Marmalade Hoverfly +1
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
🌿Plants19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Corncockle · Bittersweet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bugle · Yarrow +14
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BugleAjuga reptans
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Sowbread
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
ChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024