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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.43229, -0.48867

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
Route 99Cycling route
Named routeRef 99Local cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shortwood North Allotments

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shortwood North Allotments

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The Lammas Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Runnymede Pleasure GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱RunnymedeUrban park4.8 km→🌱Spring Rise Play AreaUrban park4.9 km→

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