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Engine Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.21414, -0.45188

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 22

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking 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
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
FP 154public footpath · 402 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 402 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

46 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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 161bridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
BW 155bridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mPath type: bridleway
BW 155bridleway · 144 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 144 mPath type: bridleway
Towerhill Lanebridleway · 913 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 913 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burrows Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burrows Lane

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✦ALBURY PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🦉SHERE WOODLANDSNature reserve2.2 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Vale of HolmesdaleUrban park800 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→🌱Abinger Sports ClubUrban park1.4 km→

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