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Barton Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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 369m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way / Vanguard Waypublic footpath · 966 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 966 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Tower Wood DragCycling route
Named route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Limpsfield Community Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebyway open to all traffic · 368 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 368 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 200 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 200 mPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 348 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 348 mPath type: track
Pitchfont Lanebridleway · 180 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 180 mPath type: track

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