Aviary Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.15811, -0.36174
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Sanicle, Hidcote Comfrey · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leith Hill Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 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.
Named route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shere Parish Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jackie Brown Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Mr Pink Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Crackpipe Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Tumnus Strikes Back Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Surfa Rosa to Secret Squirrel Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Comma +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Small Heath Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Comma +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Small Heath Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Sanicle · Hidcote Comfrey
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Sanicle Sanicula europaea Hidcote Comfrey Symphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue' Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Hypera Hypera2025
Hypera Hypera2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 