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Brickyard Plantation

1 ha

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.33911, -0.34563

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +126 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bugle, Trifid Bur-marigold, New Zealand Pigmyweed +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bugle, Trifid Bur-marigold, New Zealand Pigmyweed +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Stokesheath Road Southbridleway · 466 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 466 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Prince's Coverts - Path through The Heckets

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Prince's Coverts - Path through The Heckets

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park3 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardensUrban park4.8 km→🦉EPSOM COMMONNature reserve3.9 km→🦉HORTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Red House Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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