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Stubbygrove Wood

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.10461, 0.28373

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greenfinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenfinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +60 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +60 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

17 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
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route188 m
Named routeRef 18Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m
Named routeRef 21Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old birch tree in Stubbygrove Wood

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old birch tree in Stubbygrove Wood

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🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4.4 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Calverley ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→

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