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Sanderstead Plantation

9 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.34051, -0.07195

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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
  • 🅿️Selsdon Park Hotel 306m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Dusky Ant +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Dusky Ant +2 more · last seen 2026

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

12 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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 Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

156 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 212Cycling route
Named routeRef 212Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Norfolk Avenue, Sanderstead

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Norfolk Avenue, Sanderstead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park700 m→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park700 m→🌱South Croydon Recreation GroundUrban park2.1 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park2.3 km→

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