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Crabshole Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

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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 372m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Robin, Nightingale +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Robin, Nightingale +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Mistletoe, Wild Service-tree +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Red Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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In Crabshole Shaw

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Crabshole Shaw

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🌱Great DixterUrban park1.8 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱High GardenUrban park1.7 km→⚽Newenden Cricket ClubPlaying field2.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489Historic site2.6 km→

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