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Oldpark Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.23460, -0.28336

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 94m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mole Gap TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Box Hill Train To Stepping Stones Walk, Box HillWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Box Hill Hike, Box HillWalking route12.8 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 routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00;06:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ranmore Circular (SCC)Walking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
FP 449public footpath · 736 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 736 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Hill Lanebridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Mill Hill Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mPath type: residential
Mill Hill Lanebridleway · 124 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 124 mPath type: residential
Mill Hill Lanebridleway · 104 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 104 mPath type: bridleway
Mill Hill Lanebridleway · 110 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pillbox at Brockham

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pillbox at Brockham

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✦Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of BoxhurstHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Donkey GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Box HillUrban park2.6 km→✦Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centreHistoric site2.7 km→🏞️BOX HILLCountry park2.8 km→🌱Meadowbank ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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