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Stable Shaw

3 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.67865, 0.05516

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Graphosoma italicum, Large Red Damselfly +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Graphosoma italicum, Large Red Damselfly +83 more · 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

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Cycleway 61Cycling route
Named routeRef C61Regional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodredon Farm Lanebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: service
Green Lanebridleway · 453 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Woodredon Farm Lanebridleway · 245 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 245 mPath type: service
Woodredon Farm Lanebridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Green Lanebridleway · 262 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 262 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stable Shaw

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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