Harelands Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Mole Valley Getting here
51.21659, -0.33352
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mole Gap Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Circular walk, dog friendly, steep climbs and steps, paths may be slippery in winter, Please take care with your footing and wear suitable footwear for the conditions, Broadwood's Folly, Mickleham Gallops
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00;06:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Beare Green walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map NT permissive bridleway public footpath · 155 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 155 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Partridge Lane public footpath · 186 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 186 m Path type: service
Show on map Holmesdale Road public footpath · 263 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 263 m Path type: residential
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Im Still Standing Cycling route ▾
Regurgitator Cycling route ▾
Holmwood Common_Circular Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Leigh Hill link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Garden Mountain bike route ▾
Route 66 Mountain bike route ▾
Summer Lightning Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Friends of hurtwood
Show on map Toad of Toad Hall Mountain bike route ▾
Caspers Mountain bike route ▾
Windy Willows Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Woodland southwest of Dorking
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Wildlife to spot
16,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Varied Carpet Beetle +22
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Holly · Cuckooflower · Thale Cress · Wavy Bitter-cress · Wood Spurge +5
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2024 Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Varied Carpet Beetle +22
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Holly · Cuckooflower · Thale Cress · Wavy Bitter-cress · Wood Spurge +5
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2024 Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus2025
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Juniper Juniperus communis2024
Juniper Juniperus communis2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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