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Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Tawny Owl
  • 🌳Ancient woodland 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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Brown Long-eared Bat, Grey Squirrel, Common Pipistrelle +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bluebell, Wood Bristle-moss +123 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dormans Park Walk (SCC)Walking 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
Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route175 m
Named routeRef 21Length 175 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 21Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 474 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 474 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Cansiron Lanebridleway · 30 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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