Willowpit Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Tunbridge Wells Getting here
51.15071, 0.41523
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Redwing +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Redwing +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Curved Silk-moss +34 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Gatekeeper, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2024
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
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 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 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 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 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
5,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,685 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 Coot Fulica atra2020 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Goosander Mergus merganser2020 Ardea cinerea cinerea Ardea cinerea cinerea2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Field Vole · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Glow-worm +10
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,685 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis flammea exilipes/hornemanni2023 Coot Fulica atra2020 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Goosander Mergus merganser2020 Ardea cinerea cinerea Ardea cinerea cinerea2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Field Vole · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Glow-worm +10
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus auritus2022
Plecotus auritus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Cantharis rustica2022
Cantharis rustica2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 