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51.11093, 0.24906
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 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 — Greenfinch, Dunnock, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenfinch, Dunnock, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heather, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Rowan, Pedunculate Oak +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Horse riding listed as facility
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Length 62 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 234 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 234 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Redwing · Spotted Flycatcher · Nuthatch · Goldcrest · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Broad-bodied Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Ruddy Darter +34
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Bell Heather · Bracken · Heather · Coralroot Bittercress · Ash +9
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Redwing · Spotted Flycatcher · Nuthatch · Goldcrest · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Broad-bodied Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Ruddy Darter +34
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Bell Heather · Bracken · Heather · Coralroot Bittercress · Ash +9
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2025
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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