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Homing Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.17352, -0.55043

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 317m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
Octavia Hill Walk around Hydon's Ball and Heath, HindheadWalking route2.4 km

A relaxing circular walk through shady woodland & across open heathland. Sandy soil makes it ideal for families in all seasons. Hydon's Ball is within the Surrey Hills AONB & is a memorial to National Trust co-founder, Octavia Hill, who died in 1912.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cranleigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Summer MadnessMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Charlie Bronson (Gunbucket)Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Lovely LegsMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham LoopMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brookwell Lanebridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Greensand Way

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Greensand Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱National Trust - Winkworth ArboretumUrban park2.4 km→🌱Burys FieldUrban park4.5 km→🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Phillips Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Broadwater ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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