Five Acre Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.32098, -0.01447
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 380m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 380m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Holly, Small Balsam +1 more · last seen 2026
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +81 more · last seen 2025
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 21
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Whyteleafe station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 232 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 232 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 76 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (76) Local cycle route
Show on map Waterlink Way Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
High Hill Road & at Scotshall Lane bridleway · 404 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 404 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map High Hill Road bridleway · 548 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 548 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
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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31,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Eupeodes · Sicus ferrugineus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Speckled Wood +20
Eupeodes Eupeodes Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Vine Weevil Toothwort · Holly
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Eupeodes · Sicus ferrugineus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Speckled Wood +20
Eupeodes Eupeodes Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Vine Weevil Toothwort · Holly
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 