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Southlands Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.22805, -0.01389

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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

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Over the Downs to Oxted Mill walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Limpsfield Family Trail, HarewoodsWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk around Limpsfield takes you along paths & through wooded areas, with different landmarks & wildlife for all the family along the way. We are grateful to The Friends of Limpsfield Common for creating the trail. Slopes & uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Limpsfield Community Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Main RouteCycling route307 m
Named routeRef 21Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dense woodland

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dense woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Master ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Hurst GreenUrban park2 km→🦉STAFFHURST WOOD, LINGFIELDNature reserve2.6 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site4.5 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park1.7 km→

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