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The Birches - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.25079, -0.01173

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 90m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional 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
Limpsfield Family Trail, HarewoodsWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk around Limpsfield takes you along paths & through wooded areas, with different landmarks & wildlife for all the family along the way. We are grateful to The Friends of Limpsfield Common for creating the trail. Slopes & uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Limpsfield Community Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Master ParkUrban park700 m→🌱The GreenUrban park1.3 km→✦TITSEY PLACEHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Hurst GreenUrban park1.4 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site4 km→🦉STAFFHURST WOOD, LINGFIELDNature reserve4.2 km→

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