Gibbin's Brook

{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}}

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|image= Pond at Gibbin's Brook - geograph.org.uk - 643616.jpg

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|name= Gibbin's Brook

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|16.8|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003701%27 Magic Map]

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Gibbin's Brook is a {{convert| 16.8 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sellindge in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003701&SiteName=gibbin&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Gibbin's Brook | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207062850/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003701&SiteName=gibbin&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date = 7 February 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003701%27|title=Map of Gibbin's Brook|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 February 2018}}

This site is mainly marshy grassland, but it also has a stream, a pond and small areas of bog and dry acidic grassland. It is notable for its invertebrates, especially moths.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003701.pdf |title=Gibbin's Brook citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 6 February 2018}}

The site is open to the public and a footpath runs through it.