🌞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
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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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11 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m▾
A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.
Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith HillWalking route4 km▾
Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lowerhouse Lanepublic footpath · 244 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 244 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
🚴
Cycling
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12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh Hill link
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route▾
Named route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Im Still StandingCycling route▾
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route▾
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Leigh Hill link
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route▾
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
SquirrellyMountain bike route▾
Named route
DeleriumMountain bike route▾
Named route
Upper Treaders TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Secret GardenMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pond Head Lanebridleway · 234 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 234 mPath type: service
Lowerhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmPath type: track
