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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.10377, 0.40153
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Mallard, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Mallard, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bugle, Great Scented Liverwort, Common Knapweed +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bugle, Great Scented Liverwort, Common Knapweed +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Sweet Chestnut, Ramsons +2 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 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 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 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
18,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,929 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · House Martin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +11
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Common Knapweed · Red Valerian · Green-winged Orchid +4
Bugle Ajuga reptans Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,929 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · House Martin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +11
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Common Knapweed · Red Valerian · Green-winged Orchid +4
Bugle Ajuga reptans Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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