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Lower Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.35942, -0.32133

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
link to Beverley Brook WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Trystings Closepublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 31Cycling route
Named routeRef C31Regional cycle route
LCN 31Cycling route
Named routeRef 31Local cycle route
Cycleway 29Cycling route
Named routeRef C29Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Barwell Lanebridleway · 150 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mPath type: service
Barwell Lanebridleway · 544 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 544 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway through The Grapsome

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through The Grapsome

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Nearby places

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🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱National Trust - Claremont Landscape GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Rosebery ParkUrban park5 km→🦉HORTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Fishponds ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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