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Scamells Grove - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Deepwater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.19864, -0.30153

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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
  • 🅿️NT Fourwents Pond 323m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

7 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

17 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
NT permissive bridlewaypublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

38 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
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brimstone Lanebridleway · 204 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 204 mPath type: bridleway
Brimstone Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: bridleway
Brimstone Lanebridleway · 771 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 771 mPath type: bridleway
Lodge Lanebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Silver birches and bluebells, Scamells Grove

📷 Deepwater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Silver birches and bluebells, Scamells Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dorking Rec - Meadowbank Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.4 km→✦The Deepdene (including Chart Park)Historic site3.2 km→🌱CotmandeneUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park1.8 km→

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