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Kennel Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.26202, -0.06344

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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 on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 21

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fosterdown Lanepublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Quarry Roadbridleway · 236 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Quarry Roadbridleway · 483 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 483 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Quarry Roadbridleway · 148 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 148 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway
Quarry Roadbridleway · 116 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 116 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified
Quarry Roadbridleway · 2 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fishing Lake, near Godstone

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fishing Lake, near Godstone

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🌱Grange MeadowUrban park3.4 km→🌱Master ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park3.5 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site1.5 km→

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