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Great Copse - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 km

Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route
Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 125public footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mPath type: service
FP 125public footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: service
FP 125public footpath · 300 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

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

Epsom 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Logans RunMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
The TubeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dog Kennel Greenbridleway · 164 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 164 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Drove Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Landroverbridleway · 394 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 394 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Landroverbridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Hogden Lane (BOAT 98)byway open to all traffic · 2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

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