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Cottage Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Arthonia radiata, Phlyctis argena +91 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Arthonia radiata, Phlyctis argena +91 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort +20 more · last seen 2021; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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

11 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

Field by Pullens Farm

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Pullens Farm

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✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park3.2 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱The HeathUrban park2.5 km→🌱Kilndown (Millennium Green)Urban park3.6 km→

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