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Lunch Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Headley Heath Circuit, Box HillWalking route6.6 km

Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.

Named routeLength 6.6 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box HillWalking route5.9 km

Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.

Named routeLength 5.9 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Gatton Park Past and Present Walk, HarewoodsWalking route3.2 km

Stroll through Gatton Park, designed by 'Capability' Brown & enjoy its diverse history. With serpentine lakes & tree islands, explore all year round, but particularly in winter & during bluebell season. Steep gradients & rough stoney paths

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route

LCN route via Ewell - Belmont - Roundshaw - South Croydon

Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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
LCN 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Reads Rest Lanebridleway · 579 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Reads Rest Lanebridleway · 361 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

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