Great Shuttlesfield Down

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Great Shuttlesfield Down is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent. It lies inside the Kent Downs National Landscape. Other SSSIs nearby include Parkgate Down and Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods. The nearest railway station is Sandling, about 4.7 km to the south-west.

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