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Preserve Copse - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.25657, -0.37042

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféCampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

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

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

34 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 km

Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 69public footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mPath type: footway
FP 89public footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 100bridleway · 98 m

Steep slope. Rut present (unavoidable, >0.21) and occasional bricks in places.

Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface dirtIncline downPath type: bridleway
Polesden Roadbridleway · 391 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 391 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Connicut Lanebridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Hogden Lanebyway open to all traffic · 476 m

Seasonally muddy in wet weather.

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 476 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Polesden Roadbridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Terrace Polesden Lacey

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Terrace Polesden Lacey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park200 m→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site100 m→🌱Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centreHistoric site4 km→🌱Box HillUrban park4.1 km→

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