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Hillhouse Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 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 285m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 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
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith HillWalking route800 m

A gentle walk through Rhododendron Wood; Created in 1800s by Caroline Wedgwood (botanist & Charles Darwin's sister) before being given to the NT in 1944. The wood suffered damage during the Great Storm (1987), so restoration work has shaped the area.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
FP 215public footpath · 214 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 214 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

10 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
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh Hill link

Named routeRegional cycle 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

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