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Getting here
51.18355, -0.35113
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Bramble +20 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nemoura cinerea, Leuctra nigra, Leuctra fusca +10 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
19 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Abinger Roughs Nature Walk, North Downs WestWalking route3.2 km
Abinger Roughs has a long history – from the Stone Age to Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist, who walked on the Roughs in the 1870s. Follow in Darwin's footsteps and discover more about the history and wildlife here.
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km
Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.
FP 37public footpath · 199 m
FP 246public footpath · 475 m
🚴Cycling
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Im Still StandingCycling route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Leigh Hill link
🚵Mountain biking
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
CrackpipeMountain bike route
Tumnus Strikes BackMountain bike route
The GardenMountain bike route
Surfa Rosa to Secret SquirrelMountain bike route
Au NaturalMountain bike route
Wet n WildMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 106 m
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 424 m
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 43 m
Wolvens Lane (BY 526)byway open to all traffic · 629 m
Coldharbour Common Road (BY 527)byway open to all traffic · 11 m
Wildlife to spot
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