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Bassets Manor

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Dogs welcome0 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +168 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +168 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Sorrel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 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 route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 21Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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