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Barn Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.12602, 0.12061

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Cetti's Warbler
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Soft-rush, Creeping Buttercup +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 21Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 21Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barn Mead

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site5 km→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The Drunken GardenUrban park4.9 km→✦Medieval moated site, Groombridge PlaceHistoric site4.9 km→🏞️FOREST WAYCountry park3.9 km→✦STONEWALL PARKHistoric site4.4 km→

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