Harlings Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Tandridge Getting here
51.23887, -0.08220
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Holly Blue, Orange-tip, Red Admiral +47 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Holly Blue, Orange-tip, Red Admiral +47 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Few-flowered Garlic, Wild Strawberry +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Wild Strawberry, Ramsons
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Downlands Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Outwood Common Walk at Harewoods Walking route 4 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 route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coldharbour Lane public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mitchener's Lane bridleway · 885 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 885 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Lane bridleway · 57 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 57 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map South Park Lane bridleway · 128 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 128 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos View north-east from Raby's Heath Road
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Wildlife to spot
12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Cormorant · Coot +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Springy Turf-moss · Few-flowered Garlic
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Cormorant · Coot +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Springy Turf-moss · Few-flowered Garlic
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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