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Dukes Hill Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.29528, -0.04215

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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 407m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Route 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dukes Hillbridleway · 312 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 312 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Plantation Lanebridleway · 83 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mPath type: track
Plantation Lanebridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: service
Park Ley Roadbridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Woldingham School Drivebridleway · 454 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 454 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Man's Beard by Dukes Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Man's Beard by Dukes Hill

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Nearby places

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🌱Master ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Whyteleafe Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park3.7 km→✦TITSEY PLACEHistoric site4.4 km→

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