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Helmet Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.18158, -0.48409

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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
  • 🅿️Hurtwood Car Park 6: Winterfold ("Radar Site") 457m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

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
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ride Lanebyway open to all traffic · 672 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 672 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 840 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 840 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Row Lanebyway open to all traffic · 337 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 337 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Ride Lanebyway open to all traffic · 400 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 400 mPath type: track
Madgehole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 426 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 426 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway junction by Helmet Copse

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway junction by Helmet Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knowle ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Vale of HolmesdaleUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cranleigh CommonUrban park4.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Holmbury CampHistoric site4.4 km→

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