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Hogcroft Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.32637, -0.03732

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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 346m 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

16 signed routes nearby · 11 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
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
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Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland by Vanguard Way

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland by Vanguard Way

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🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve1.8 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.2 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.2 km→🌱Milne ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park2.7 km→

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