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Brick Kiln Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort +20 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort +20 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 18Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Converted barn at Ruck Farm

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Converted barn at Ruck Farm

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Nearby places

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✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site4 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park4 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park3.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱The HeathUrban park1.8 km→🌱Kilndown (Millennium Green)Urban park4.4 km→

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