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Alder Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.12445, 0.01826

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Wood Anemone, Herb-Robert +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Rhagonycha nigriventris, Helophilus pendulus +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Rhagonycha nigriventris, Helophilus pendulus +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Windmill Lanepublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential
Woodbury Avenuepublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Woodbury Avenuepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Luxfords Lanebridleway · 807 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 807 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Shovelstrode Road (Track)bridleway · 307 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 307 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Shovelstrode Lanebridleway · 98 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Shovelstrode Lanebridleway · 162 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 162 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Alder Shaw

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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