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Bowl barrow at the north end of Hilly Field

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📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.24986, -0.06947

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Court Roadpublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Bay Pathpublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fungi in a field, Godstone

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fungi in a field, Godstone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grange MeadowUrban park2.3 km→🌱Master ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park4.5 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site100 m→🌱Queens ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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