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Oaken Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.27282, -0.39097

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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
  • 🅿️School visitor parking 6m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 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
Effingham walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Prospects of Polesden (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bishop’s Walkpublic footpath · 408 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 408 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: footway
FP 75public footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Bishop’s Walkpublic footpath · 185 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 185 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leatherhead - Ashtead A24 Cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The TubeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Chalk Pit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 132 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 132 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Manor House School

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Manor House School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polesden Lacey EstateUrban park2.1 km→✦POLESDEN LACEYHistoric site2.3 km→🦉RIVER MOLENature reserve4.3 km→🌱Red House Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Red House Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🦉SHEEPLEASNature reserve4.1 km→

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