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Blackheath Cricket Ground

✦ Ancient woodland96 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome96 ha

Getting here

51.20414, -0.50286

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hobby, Great Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Great Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Viola odorata var. dumetorum, Climbing Corydalis · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Guildford Nature TrailWalking route

Named route

Scholar's TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route

Blackheath Lanepublic footpath · 70 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mSurface sandPath type: track

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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Son of CocoMountain bike route