Stone Quarry Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06426, 0.57275
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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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 11 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 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 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 Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow · Great Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow · Great Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Field Vole · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Glow-worm · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 2024
2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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