Blunden's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 158 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 158 ha
Places › England › South East › Waverley Getting here
51.12668, -0.61452
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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 169m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 169m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +8 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nature Trail, Hindhead Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Heathland Hike, Hindhead Walking route 8 km ▾
A gentle stroll around the tranquil Witley and Milford Commons. Dry sandy paths weave through different habitats across the commons. Walk clockwise clockwise from the car park for best experience. Dogs welcome (leads during nesting season: 1 Mar-31 Jul)
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wey-South Path Walking route ▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Octavia Hill Walk around Hydon's Ball and Heath, Hindhead Walking route 2.4 km ▾
A relaxing circular walk through shady woodland & across open heathland. Sandy soil makes it ideal for families in all seasons. Hydon's Ball is within the Surrey Hills AONB & is a memorial to National Trust co-founder, Octavia Hill, who died in 1912.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winkworth to Oakhurst Wonder Walk, Winkworth Walking route 4 km ▾
Connect 3 special National Trust places in West Weald. Start at Winkworth Arboretum, meander through woodland to Hydons Ball with views over the Surrey countryside & finish at Oakhurst Cottage, a 16th century labourer's home which hasnt changed for 100yrs
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Haslemere link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 33 public paths nearby
Public paths
Beech Hill bridleway · 77 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 77 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Woodlands Road bridleway · 50 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 50 m Path type: track
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
2,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swift +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Barbastelle +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2021 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2021 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2021 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2021 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Box Tree Moth · Azure Damselfly · Stag Beetle +26
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swift +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Barbastelle +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2021 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2021 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2021 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2021 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Box Tree Moth · Azure Damselfly · Stag Beetle +26
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-eared Bat species
Long-eared Bat species
Plecotus2021
Plecotus2021
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2021
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2021
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2021
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2021 2021
2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Long-horned Bee Eucera longicornis2021
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2021
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2021
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2021
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2021
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2021
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2021
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2021
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2021
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2021
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2020
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2020
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2020
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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