Wealden Mencap Growmore Project
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.06531, 0.16705
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Cockchafer +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Cockchafer +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional 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 25 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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Length 62 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Track at end of Pilmer Rd
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Wildlife to spot
38,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,506 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Wren · Nuthatch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Scathophaga stercoraria · Limnephilus flavicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus · Migrant Hawker +9
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Hawthorn
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,506 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Wren · Nuthatch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Scathophaga stercoraria · Limnephilus flavicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus · Migrant Hawker +9
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Hawthorn
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Polietes Polietes2025
Polietes Polietes2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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