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Railway Shaw

2 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.18989, 0.29485

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 192m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cotesia glomerata, Banded Demoiselle, Green Shieldbug +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cotesia glomerata, Banded Demoiselle, Green Shieldbug +168 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Silver-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Postern Lanepublic footpath · 657 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 657 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Postern Lanepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: unclassified
Postern Lanepublic footpath · 534 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 534 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route138 m
Named routeRef 12Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway west of Postern Lane

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway west of Postern Lane

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🌱The Angel CentreUrban park1.4 km→🌱Tonbridge CastleUrban park1.6 km→✦Town banksHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park1.8 km→🌱Racecourse SpotsgroundUrban park2.1 km→🌱SomerhillUrban park1 km→

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