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Ridgebushes Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha
InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Catherham link

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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pilgrims' Waybridleway · 301 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 301 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Pilgrims' Lanebridleway · 304 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Pilgrims' Waybridleway · 434 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 434 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Pilgrim's Lanebridleway · 411 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 411 mSurface earthPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pilgrim's Lane near Hilltop Farm

Pilgrim's Lane near Hilltop Farm

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