Toll Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.08908, 0.37973
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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 — House Martin, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yew, Yarrow, Alder +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Barren Strawberry, Bifid Hemp-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 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 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 969 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 449 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Coppiced trees, Toll Wood, Hoghole Lane
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Wildlife to spot
12,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,662 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard +38
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Large White · Small Heath · Red-eyed Damselfly +30
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Vervain +4
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Vervain Verbena officinalis Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,662 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard +38
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Large White · Small Heath · Red-eyed Damselfly +30
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Vervain +4
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pottia Tortula truncata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Vervain Verbena officinalis Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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