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Windmill Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· 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 — Pyramidal Orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 12 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 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
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jacob's Ladderpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Jacob's Ladderpublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: steps
Jacob's Ladderpublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: steps
🚴

Cycling

85 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 232Cycling route
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Ley Roadbridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Woldingham School Drivebridleway · 454 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 454 mPath type: service
Park Ley Roadbridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Plantation Lanebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Butterfly Walkbridleway · 323 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 323 mPath type: bridleway

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