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Crabtree Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 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
  • 🐕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

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
🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tillingbourne at work (long) (SCC)Walking route
Named routeRef TAWLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named 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
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Mountain biking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Son of CocoMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
DeleriumMountain bike route
Named route
Lower Treaders TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Windy WillowsMountain bike route
Named route
Logans RunMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Van Gogh's Missing EarMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Beggars Lane (BY 515)byway open to all traffic · 466 m

Byway 515 (Beggars Lane) is a Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) but has a TRO in place: "No person shall use, cause or permit any motor vehicles or any horse drawn vehicle with four or more wheels over 1500mm (4ft 11in) width"

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 466 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Sheepwalk Lane (BY 104)byway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
BW 3bridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway
BW 133bridleway · 786 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 786 mPath type: bridleway
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

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