Toll Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.08977, 0.35791
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Sweet Chestnut, Ash +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 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 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road 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
5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Raven · Kestrel +52
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly +1
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Yarrow · Dog's Mercury · Marsh Woundwort · Bifid Hemp-nettle +7
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2024 Betony Betonica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Raven · Kestrel +52
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Woodlark Lullula arborea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly +1
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Yarrow · Dog's Mercury · Marsh Woundwort · Bifid Hemp-nettle +7
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2024 Betony Betonica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
2024
2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2024
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2024
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis2024
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis2024
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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