Verridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 70 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 70 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.09635, 0.31797
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, American Skunk-cabbage, Himalayan Balsam +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Jay +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Jay +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Small Garden Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Small Garden Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 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 7 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 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 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 Main Route Cycling route 197 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 197 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos B2169 through Bartley Mill Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · Jay · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Badger +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Small Garden Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Tunbridge Filmy-fern · American Skunk-cabbage · Himalayan Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Killarney Fern +4
Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum2025 Sycamore Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · Jay · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Badger +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Small Garden Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Tunbridge Filmy-fern · American Skunk-cabbage · Himalayan Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Killarney Fern +4
Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense2024 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum2025 Sycamore Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo2022
Calopteryx virgo2022
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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