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Magpie Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.19265, -0.20643

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Duxhurst Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Duxhurst Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Irons Bottom

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Irons Bottom

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Earlswood CommonUrban park3.9 km→🌱Churchfields Memorial GardensUrban park4.8 km→

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