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The Shrubbery - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.27502, -0.14401

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London Loop DiversionWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lime Works Roadbridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oil seed rape on Shepherds Hill

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oil seed rape on Shepherds Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park3.7 km→

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