Toll Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.14523, 0.20407
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map 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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
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 N/A Cycling route 180 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 180 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on 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
14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Neomyia viridescens · Azure Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marsh Snipefly · Welsh Chafer +23
Neomyia viridescens Neomyia viridescens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Neomyia viridescens · Azure Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marsh Snipefly · Welsh Chafer +23
Neomyia viridescens Neomyia viridescens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia vulpina Cheilosia vulpina
Cheilosia vulpina Cheilosia vulpina
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
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
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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