Bridge Field Hangar ✦ Ancient woodland 75 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Places › England › South East › Waverley Getting here
51.11777, -0.58600
Open directionsv 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 107m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 107m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodcock, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodcock, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spindle, Germander Speedwell +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Wood White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Wood White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Upper Arboretum Route, Winkworth Walking route 1 km ▾
A circular route with beautiful scenery along the way, dropping down into the lower arboretum via some steep steps and slopes.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winkworth Route, Winkworth Walking route 3.7 km ▾
The best route to see all aspects of the arboretum along some narrow winding paths, with steep steps and slopes.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Main Route Cycling route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 5.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 27 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lane bridleway · 137 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 137 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hook House Lane (BW 193) bridleway · 740 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 740 m Path type: service
Show on map Hook House Lane (BW 541) bridleway · 315 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 315 m Path type: service
Show on map Hook House Lane (BW 541) bridleway · 87 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 87 m Path type: service
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
9,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,214 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Cuckoo · Garden Warbler · Blackcap · Blue Tit +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood White · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Gatekeeper · Silver-washed Fritillary +19
Wood White Leptidea sinapis2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Spindle
Spindle Euonymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,214 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Cuckoo · Garden Warbler · Blackcap · Blue Tit +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood White · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Gatekeeper · Silver-washed Fritillary +19
Wood White Leptidea sinapis2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Spindle
Spindle Euonymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 