Whitepost Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.18728, 0.30534
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 🅿️ Parking 350m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 350m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Meadow Brown +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Meadow Brown +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Postern Lane public footpath · 657 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 657 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Length 90 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 49 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.
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Wildlife to spot
19,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +54
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wigeon Mareca penelope Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Birch Shieldbug +23
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2025 Nacerdes carniolica Nacerdes carniolica2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +54
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wigeon Mareca penelope Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cotesia glomerata · Nacerdes carniolica · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Birch Shieldbug +23
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2025 Nacerdes carniolica Nacerdes carniolica2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025
Theroscopus hemipteron Theroscopus hemipteron2025
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2025
Zaglyptus multicolor Zaglyptus multicolor2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2025
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica2025
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata2025
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Perithous scurra Perithous scurra2025
Perithous scurra Perithous scurra2025
Barichneumon chionomus Barichneumon chionomus2025
Barichneumon chionomus Barichneumon chionomus2025 