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The Shrubbery - Broadleaved woodland

34 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.33481, -0.19989

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 91m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

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

18 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Ewell West 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
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Cycling

114 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route

LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon

Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Freedown Lanebridleway · 382 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 382 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Freedown Lanebridleway · 939 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 939 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor path, Banstead Downs

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor path, Banstead Downs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cheam Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Cheam Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Oaks ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Cheam ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Cheam ParkUrban park3.1 km→🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve3.5 km→

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