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Blackheath Forest

7 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 200m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Viola odorata var. dumetorum, Climbing Corydalis +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ground-ivy, Viola odorata var. dumetorum, Climbing Corydalis +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 12 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

68 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
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Barry Knows BestMountain bike route
Named route
Proper BoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T1Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
T0Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Roller CoasterMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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