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Hatchett's Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.16720, -0.27338

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons, Blackthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Marsh Thistle, Wood Anemone +174 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Marsh Thistle, Wood Anemone +174 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cudworth Lanebridleway · 569 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 569 mPath type: unclassified
Green Lanebridleway · 429 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 429 mPath type: unclassified
Cudworth Lanebridleway · 233 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dead tree, Hatchett's Shaw

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dead tree, Hatchett's Shaw

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.1 km→🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve2.8 km→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱Front WoodUrban park3.7 km→

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