Thirteen Acre Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.16000, 0.23334
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 449m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 449m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pine Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Potato Capsid +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pine Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Potato Capsid +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 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 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Swallow · Starling · Redwing · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Azure Damselfly · Common Earwig · Pea-leaf Weevil · Sicus ferrugineus · Birch Shieldbug +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Swallow · Starling · Redwing · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Azure Damselfly · Common Earwig · Pea-leaf Weevil · Sicus ferrugineus · Birch Shieldbug +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis 