Twenty Acre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.07536, 0.57875
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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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Overleaf Pellia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Glow-worm, Common Carder Bee +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Glow-worm, Common Carder Bee +39 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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 11 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 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New Pond Road east of Benenden School
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Wildlife to spot
8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Chrysotoxum verralli · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Rhingia rostrata +9
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dented Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Waved Silk-moss +2
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Field Vole · Rabbit
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Chrysotoxum verralli · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Rhingia rostrata +9
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dented Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Water Earwort · Waved Silk-moss +2
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2024 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024 Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss
Tetraphis pellucida2024
Tetraphis pellucida2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024 