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The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha
PicnicFamilyDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • The Dabbling Duck — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 22

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking 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
The long walk at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands ParkWalking route4.5 km

Hatchlands is one of the largest country estates in the green belt around Greater London. Follow the boundary through woodland & parkland with distant views of the house & Surrey countryside. Follow pink waymarker arrows. Rough paths. Tramper available.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
FP 154public footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: footway
Lime Walk (FP 148)public footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: track
FP 154public footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

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

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

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 153bridleway · 138 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 138 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
BY 514byway open to all traffic · 855 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 855 mSurface gravelPath type: track
BY 514byway open to all traffic · 263 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 263 mPath type: track
BY 514byway open to all traffic · 28 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 28 mPath type: track
London Lanebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mPath type: service

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