Westcoats Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.18108, -0.25180
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capel walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood Common Walking route 5 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 route Length 5 km Duration 02:30-03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
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Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh link
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Show on map Crawley Western Relief Road Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Wren +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus nemoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Wren +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus nemoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus nemoralis2024
Carabus nemoralis2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Currant Shoot Borer Lampronia capitella2023
Currant Shoot Borer Lampronia capitella2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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