Wessells Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.32693, 0.31621
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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Oldbury Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Enjoy this scenic circular walk from Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill, which offers fine views across the Kentish countryside while passing through an area of mixed woodland as well as fish ponds and an old quarry, possibly dating to the Roman period.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Stile beside gate into Wessells Wood
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2020
2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2019
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2019
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2019
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2019
Bat Chiroptera2019
Bat Chiroptera2019
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2019
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2019 2019
2019
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2022
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2022
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2019
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2019
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Fleabane Moth Digitivalva pulicariae2022
Fleabane Moth Digitivalva pulicariae2022
Bugloss Spear-wing Tinagma ocnerostomella2022
Bugloss Spear-wing Tinagma ocnerostomella2022
Knapweed Pear Paratalanta hyalinalis2022
Knapweed Pear Paratalanta hyalinalis2022
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2022
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2022
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2020
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2020
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2020
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2020
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2020
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2020
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2019
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2019
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2019
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