Huntley's Shaw - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.14188, 0.01808
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route▾
Tandridge Border PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Yew Tree WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,980 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,980 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Nuthatch +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle +5
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
Ribwort Plantain · Hazel · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Ash +62
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,980 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Nuthatch +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Helophilus pendulus · Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle +5
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
Ribwort Plantain · Hazel · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sycamore · Ash +62
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon CornsaladValerianella locustaCommon CornsaladValerianella locustaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRoseRosaRoseRosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataCherryPrunusCherryPrunusAnnual Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum aristatumAnnual Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum aristatumWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennis