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Lordfield Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.33048, 0.07036

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Ravensbourne TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Snag Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snag Lane

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snag Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Down House GardenUrban park1.2 km→🦉HIGH ELMS COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1.8 km→🏞️HIGH ELMSCountry park1.8 km→🌱Biggin Hill Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Tugmutton CommonUrban park4.2 km→✦DOWN HOUSEHistoric site1.3 km→

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