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Nature Reserves. Collingwood. Share. Collingwood. Exploring woods. A small woodland reserve centred around a lake. Location. 1.6km (1 mile) south of Hawkhurst off Stream Lane. Hawkhurst. TN18 4RF. Know before you go. Size. 3 hectares. Walking trails. There is a footpath around the reserve. Access. Not Wheelchair accessible.
- 1.6km (1 mile) south of Hawkhurst off Stream Lane, TN18 4RF
- 01622 662012
Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The village is located close to the border with East Sussex, around 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells and within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .
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Coordinates: 51.035°N 0.509°E. Collingwood is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve south of Hawkhurst in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. [1] This reserve is woodland which has many exotic species as well as native trees. It is centred on a lake which has birds such as mallards, kingfishers and moorhens. [1]
- 3 hectares (7.4 acres)
- Kent Wildlife Trust
- Hawkhurst, Kent
- Nature reserve
3 ha woodland sanctuary near Hawkhurst in Kent. Find out more about Collingwood. Google Maps link
Herschel died on 11 May 1871 at age 79 at Collingwood, his home near Hawkhurst in Kent. On his death, he was given a national funeral and buried in Westminster Abbey. His obituary by Henry W Field of London was read to the American Philosophical Society on 1 December 1871.
- The invention of photography
- Eton College
Lillesden, Collingwood House, and Fowler's Park are handsome seats; Elfords is an ancient Tudor mansion; and Risden House, Oakfield Lodge and others are pleasant residences. There is a private lunatic asylum. There were formerly iron furnaces, belonging to William Penn, the courtier Quaker.
Hawkhurst is ideally placed, set as it is within the inspiring landscape of the High Weald, within easy reach of the sea, of interesting historical towns like Rye, Tunbridge Wells, Battle and Hastings, and excellent countryside attractions; including Bedgebury National Pinetum, Bewl Water reservoir and world famous houses and gardens.
