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Birch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.34705, -0.34686

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Trifid Bur-marigold, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Common Pocket-moss +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Views Walk, ClaremontWalking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stokesheath Roadbridleway · 29 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: residential
Stokesheath Road Northbridleway · 566 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 566 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Birchwood Lanebridleway · 469 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway past Limekiln Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway past Limekiln Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park2.4 km→🦉HORTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.1 km→🦉EPSOM COMMONNature reserve4.4 km→🦉ESHER COMMONNature reserve2 km→✦CLAREMONTHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Claremont Landscape GardenUrban park2.4 km→

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