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Petershole Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.29527, -0.14822

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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
  • 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forge Bridge Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
Forge Bridge Lanepublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Woodplace Lanepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pretty Lanebridleway · 427 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 427 mPath type: bridleway
Drive Roadbridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mPath type: bridleway
Pretty Lanebridleway · 90 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 90 mPath type: service
Pretty Lanebridleway · 77 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Drive Roadbridleway · 243 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pretty Lane

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pretty Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park2.4 km→🦉BANSTEAD WOODS AND CHIPSTEAD DOWNSNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Oaks ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park3 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park3.9 km→

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