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Dowd's Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.91664, 0.29575

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Blackthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Cuckooflower +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Iron Blue, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Nemoura avicularis +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Iron Blue, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Nemoura avicularis +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Earthball, Chicken Of The Woods, Amethyst Deceiver +6 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Earthball, Chicken Of The Woods, Amethyst Deceiver +6 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 21Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leaf carpet in Dowd's Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leaf carpet in Dowd's Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park3.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Beeston's OrchardUrban park1.7 km→🌱Punnetts Town Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🐄Blackstock Estate Farm ShopVisitor farm3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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