White's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.05193, 0.52055
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 341m away — 4 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 341m away — 4 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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Velvet Feather-moss, Woodsy Silk-moss +22 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tree Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tree 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 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip 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 13 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 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 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 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
4 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.
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Wildlife to spot
1,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,922 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +25
Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · House Mouse · Badger +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Wood Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,922 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +25
Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 🦌 Mammals 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · House Mouse · Badger +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 House Mouse Mus musculus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Wood Mouse Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Cionus hortulanus
Cionus hortulanus
Cionus hortulanus
Cionus hortulanus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2023
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2023
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2023
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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