The Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Recreation Field
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06564, 0.58314
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Glow-worm +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, Silky Wall Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, Silky Wall Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2026
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 8 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 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,811 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,811 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 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 · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 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 11,811 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 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 · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 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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