Willerd's Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.05666, 0.58771
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 8 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 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 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 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 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 Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km 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
13,373 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,373 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +50
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Buzzard Buteo buteo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2024 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2024 Red Kite Milvus milvus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Field Vole · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle +6
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Eurasian Serotine Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +25
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,373 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +50
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Buzzard Buteo buteo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2024 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2024 Red Kite Milvus milvus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Field Vole · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle +6
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Eurasian Serotine Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +25
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bank Haircap
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cnephaeus serotinus2024
Cnephaeus serotinus2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Myotis Bat species Myotis2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2023
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2023
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2023
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2023
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2023
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Bumblebee Bombus2022
Bumblebee Bombus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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