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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.06937, 0.58874
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, River Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap, River Feather-moss +2 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
Show on map Photos View towards Walkhurst Cottages
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Wildlife to spot
14,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 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 14,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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