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Ratfield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.16949, -0.30676

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Surrey Cycleway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Leith Hill Woodland Bluebell Walk, Leith HillWalking route1 km

This short but hilly walk around Frank's Wood on Leith Hill takes in views across to the South Downs and, between April and May, a colourful array of scented bluebells. Woodland paths with steep ascents & descents, steps and slippery areas.

Named routeLength 1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
FP 215public footpath · 214 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 214 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The GardenMountain bike route
Named route
Route 66Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Toad of Toad HallMountain bike route
Named route
CaspersMountain bike route
Named route
Windy WillowsMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
BW 157bridleway · 805 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 805 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Brick Works on Thurbarns Hill

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Brick Works on Thurbarns Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.3 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park2.6 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park2.6 km→🌱Market GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Anstiebury Camp: a large multivallate hillfort south-east of Crockers FarmHistoric site3.5 km→✦Anstiebury (Hill Fort)Historic site3.5 km→

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