🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
7 activities
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
🚴
Cycling
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61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 232Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 232Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Waterlink WayCycling route12 km▾
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Catherham link
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 78Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 78Local cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Plantation Lanebridleway · 269 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Dukes Hillbridleway · 312 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 312 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Barnard Roadbridleway · 23 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: track
Upland Roadbridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: service
