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The Wilderness - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha
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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
  • 🅿️Onslow Arms 207m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Fox Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
New Forage Walk, Hatchlands ParkWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Abinger Roughs to Gomshall Walking Circuit, North Downs WestWalking route9.9 km

A fairly strenuous 6.2-mile walk through woodland, farmland, grassland and open countryside, but with the pretty village of Gomshall and its various pubs and tea-rooms en route for an ideal pit-stop and recharge. 1 steep hill & seasonally muddy.

Named routeLength 9.9 kmDuration 03:10Round tripLocal walking route
Fanny Boscawen's Walk, Hatchlands ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner Bombholes 2Mountain bike route
Named route
Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route
The TubeMountain bike route
Named route

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