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Shepherd's Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsForagingInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.30338, -0.10804

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 414m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 5)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Waterhouse Lanebridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Waterhouse Lanebridleway · 149 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 149 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through woodland

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park700 m→🌱Grange ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park2.1 km→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→

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