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BROCKHURST

10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.11856, 0.00835

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Helophilus pendulus · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Wall-rue · last seen 2026; Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Wall-rue · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Windmill Lanepublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shovelstrode Road (Track)bridleway · 307 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 307 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Luxfords Lanebridleway · 807 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 807 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenacres seen from the Forest Way

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greenacres seen from the Forest Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.3 km→🌱War Memorial GardenUrban park1.3 km→🌱East CourtUrban park1.3 km→🌱East Court War Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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