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Long Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Sandie Shaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.05720, -0.13962

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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
  • 🅿️Balcombe Station 86m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Northern Yellow-cress, Marsh Yellow-cress · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Standen to Selsfield Common, StandenWalking route13.6 km

This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.

Named routeLength 13.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Oldlands Avenuepublic footpath · 539 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 539 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Westup Roadpublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Westup Roadpublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley Avenue Cycle TracksCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route HCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tilgate to Furnace GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route FCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandie Shaw

📷 Wikipedia · Sandie Shaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.9 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦NYMANSHistoric site4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park5 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park3.3 km→

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