Hedgefield Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.27834, -0.15932
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift 🐕 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
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Floating Crystalwort +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Banstead Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BCW Local walking route
Show on map Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Downlands Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London Loop Diversion Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RBMT Regional walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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 Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Catherham link
Named route Regional cycle route
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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Wildlife to spot
26,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,490 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Rock Dove · Little Owl · Robin · Wren +10
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Copper +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,490 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Rock Dove · Little Owl · Robin · Wren +10
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Copper +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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