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Crookedfield Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

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 409m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Wild Strawberry, Ramsons

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Outwood Common Walk at HarewoodsWalking route4 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 routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Coldharbour Lanepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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

Outwood and Smallfield link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mitchener's Lanebridleway · 885 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 885 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Coldharbour Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: unclassified
Tye Copsebridleway · 653 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 653 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Cucksey's Lanebridleway · 480 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 480 mSurface concretePath type: track
South Park Lanebridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

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