Crookedfield Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.23277, -0.08926
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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 409m 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 409m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Large White +57 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Large White +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Wild Strawberry, Ramsons
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Downlands Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Outwood Common Walk at Harewoods Walking route 4 km ▾
Enjoy a refreshing circular walk through ancient woodland and across open farmland. See what the farmers are growing in their fields and discover an enchanting hidden pond. Slopes, uneven terrain, stiles & gates present.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coldharbour Lane public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Outwood and Smallfield link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map 22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mitchener's Lane bridleway · 885 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 885 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Lane bridleway · 57 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 57 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tye Copse bridleway · 653 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 653 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Cucksey's Lane bridleway · 480 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 480 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map South Park Lane bridleway · 128 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 128 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swift Apus apus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Raven Corvus corax2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Box Tree Moth +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ruddy Darter Springy Turf-moss · Few-flowered Garlic
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swift Apus apus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Raven Corvus corax2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Box Tree Moth +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ruddy Darter Springy Turf-moss · Few-flowered Garlic
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Nemoura cinerea Nemoura cinerea2021
Nemoura cinerea Nemoura cinerea2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2023
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2022
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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