Hornshill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland22 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.09300, -0.48216
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wey-South PathWalking route▾
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cranleigh link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km▾
Named routeRef 223Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route107 m▾
Named routeRef 223Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route466 m▾
Named routeRef 223Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos

Path into woodland in Rikkyo School grounds
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
3,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,519 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Nightingale · Grey Heron · Little Egret · Blackcap · Blue Tit +29
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2023
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Brown Hawker +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Early-purple Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Hornbeam +30
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,519 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Nightingale · Grey Heron · Little Egret · Blackcap · Blue Tit +29
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2023
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Brown Hawker +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Early-purple Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Hornbeam +30
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni20232024
2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022