Long Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.11339, 0.12318
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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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Cuckooflower, Soft-rush +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 14 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 5.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Perryhill Lane bridleway · 10 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Perryhill Lane bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
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
8,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Cetti's Warbler · Robin · Woodpigeon · Water Rail +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · American Skunk-cabbage
Ramsons Allium ursinum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Cetti's Warbler · Robin · Woodpigeon · Water Rail +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · American Skunk-cabbage
Ramsons Allium ursinum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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