Horseshoe Clump - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.34961, -0.38146
Open directionsv
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 286m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 286m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Views Walk, ClaremontWalking route1.8 km▾
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
Lake Walk, ClaremontWalking route800 m▾
Named routeLength 800 mRound tripLocal walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Spelthorne LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C28Regional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
West Bridgebridleway · 84 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
24,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Robin +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Minotaur Beetle · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +4
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Corticeus unicolorCorticeus unicolor
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
- Heather Ladybird
American Skunk-cabbage
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Robin +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Minotaur Beetle · Corticeus unicolor · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +4
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Corticeus unicolorCorticeus unicolor
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
- Heather Ladybird
American Skunk-cabbage
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Events & activities nearby
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