The Roman Catholic Church of St Barnabas
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Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.04884, 0.50657
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hawkhurst Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hawkhurst Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Tree Bumblebee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Tree Bumblebee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shining Hookeria, Flagellate Feather-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +54 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Shining Hookeria, Flagellate Feather-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +54 more · last seen 2023
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 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 13 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 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 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Goldfinch +27
Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · House Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bumblebee · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Early Bumblebee +31
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bumblebee Bombus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Creeping Feather-moss · Common Pincushion · Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +2
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Goldfinch +27
Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · House Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bumblebee · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Early Bumblebee +31
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bumblebee Bombus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Creeping Feather-moss · Common Pincushion · Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +2
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Cionus hortulanus Cionus hortulanus
Cionus hortulanus Cionus hortulanus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2023
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2023
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2023
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023 Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
