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Den Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.00258, 0.00353

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebell Railway

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebell Railway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site1 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve4 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park3.2 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm1.9 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site1.6 km→🌱Scayneshill CommonUrban park3.7 km→

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